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NGC 2017
STAR SYSTEM IN LEPUS
(ra: 05h 39.16/ dec -17º 50')
December 2012, - Camping La Porteña, Areco, Buenos Aires - Argentina
DATA
TYPE: Star Group
APPARENT MAGNITUDE: not found
APPARENT DIAMETER: 4 arc minutes
DISTANCE: 1300 +/- 510 light years
IMAGE INFORMATION
SCOPE: ORION OPTICS UK 6" f5 Newtonian
CAMERA: QSI 583 WS
GUIDING: LodeStar in Synta 70/400 refractor / PHD Guiding
FILTERS: Baader LRGB Set
SKY CONDITIONS: Rural Skies.
EXPOSURES: LRGB (10,5,5,5) RGB bin 2x2
OBJECT DESCRIPTION AND IMAGE SESSION
NGC 2017 looks as an open cluster but may not really be an open cluster at all. Nonetheless this tight grouping of stars is a pleasing sight. The five brightest stars are quite colorful and can be viewed in any instrument. Ron Bhanukitsiri describes the grouping in his TV-102 as, "A group of 4 stars at 30x with yellow, blue and dark orange color, quite lovely. A 5th star popped into view at 110x." (*)