NGC 2192 is an open cluster in Auriga
NGC 2192 (MWSC 0820) is an open cluster in the constellation Auriga . It shines at magnitude 10.9 and spans 5.4′. It is a telescope object, 6 inches or larger, and it is highest in the evening sky in February.
Open cluster: a loose group of a few dozen to a few thousand young stars born together from one cloud of gas. They drift apart over a few hundred million years and lie in the disk of the Milky Way.
Finding NGC 2192 from Mahasim
Mahasim
NGC 2192
AURIGA
NGC 2192 lies 4.0° northeast of Mahasim , the magnitude 2.7 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 2192 is highest in the evening in February
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 65° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 69° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 61° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 46° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 32° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 20° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 12° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 10° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 14° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 23° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 36° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 51° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 70° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 79° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 64° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 45° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 27° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 12° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 3° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -0° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 5° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 16° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 32° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 51° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 71° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 85° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 64° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 42° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 22° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 4° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -7° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -10° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -4° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 9° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 28° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 48° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 68° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 79° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 61° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 37° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 16° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -3° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -16° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -20° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -13° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 2° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 23° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 45° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 61° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 69° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 55° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 32° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 10° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -11° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -25° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -30° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -22° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -5° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 17° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 39° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 53° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 60° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 48° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 26° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 3° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -19° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -35° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -40° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -30° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -12° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 11° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 33° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 44° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 50° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 40° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 19° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -3° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -26° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -44° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -50° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -39° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -19° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 4° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 26° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 35° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 40° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 31° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 12° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -9° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -33° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -52° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -60° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -47° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -26° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -2° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 19° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 26° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 30° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 22° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 5° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -16° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -39° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -60° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -70° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -54° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -32° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -9° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 11° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 17° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 20° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 13° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -2° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -22° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -44° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -67° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -79° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -60° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -37° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -15° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 3° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 7° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 10° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 4° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -9° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -27° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -48° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -70° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -86° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -63° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -41° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -21° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -4° high at 9 pm
below horizon
low
20-40°
40-60°
overhead-ish
The chart gives its height above the horizon at 9 pm through the year, from 60°N to 40°S. It can be seen from the whole northern hemisphere and south to about 50°S, and never sets north of 50°N.
The distance to NGC 2192 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 2192
4 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°, all fainter than magnitude 12.5.
NGC 2192 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Auriga Designations NGC 2192, MWSC 0820 Type open cluster Right ascension (J2000) 06h 15.3m Declination (J2000) +39° 51′ Magnitude 10.9 Apparent size 5.4′ Best with Telescope Best month February Catalog page NGC 2001 to 2500
