Deep Sky Object in Winter
NGC2204 (Open Cluster in Canis Major)


Date & Time: Dec 10 2021, from 24:28 to 24:41 JST(+0900)
Composed 4 shots with 3 minutes exposed
Optical: TAKAHASHI 12.5cm(4.9") fluorite refractor with a conversion lens (f=710mm, F5.7)
Auto-guided with VIXEN ATLUX Equatorial
Digital Camera: Canon EOS 550D (Remodeled)
Location: Ooizumi, Hokuto city, Yamanashi pref.

Camera Settings: Recording Format...14bit CCD-RAW, converted to 16bit TIFF(5184×3456)
Sensitivity...ISO800


NGC2204 / Open Cluster, type II 2 r
R.A.06h 15m 33.0s (2000.0)
Dec.-18°40' 00" (2000.0)
Apparent Size12.0'
Real Size47 light yrs.
# of Stars80
Magnitude8.6
Distance13400 light yrs.
Other IDsCr 88, Mel 44
In the northwest part of Canis Major, NGC2204 is a medium-scaled open cluster positioned at 1.8 degrees WSW of beta CMa. The cluster contains about 80 stars within a span of 12 arc minutes. The distance from the solar system has been estimated as approx. 13.4 thousand light years.



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