About NGC 2506 (C54)

NGC 2506 is a rewarding deep-sky target and appears as a soft glow. It has moderate brightness.

Current visibility

Right now it is at about 54° altitude and reaches 79° around 07:46 PM.

It stays above 30° for roughly 8 hours.

Observing conditions matter, fine detail requires darker skies.

Observing tips

It can be challenging under typical skies.

What to expect

In small telescopes it remains mostly unresolved.

It appears more compact than typical clusters.

Type

Open Cluster

Constellation

Monoceros

Distance

10000 ly

Size

Season

Winter

Difficulty

Moderate

Magnitude

7.6