Object #11 – Collinder 399
Collinder 399 - Asterism in Vulpecula | Object # 11 | Object Name:Collinder 399 | |
| Other Names:Brocchi's Cluster, Al Sufi Cluster, The Coathanger | ||
| RA:19:25:24.00 | Dec:20:11:00.00 | |
| Constellation:Vulpecula | Season:Summer | |
| Magnitude:5.2 | Type:Asterism | |
| Description: This asterism, which looks like an upside down coathanger, was long thought to be a cluster. Recent data from the Hipparcos satellite seems to indicate that this group of stars is not a cluster, but simply an asterism. Either way it's a cool looking object in binoculars. A telescope doesn't show the whole extent of the asterism. This object is not visible to the unaided eye from a city. |
||
| BINOCULAR | TELESCOPE | |
Click on map for larger image: |
||