About Wishing Well Cluster (C91)

Wishing Well Cluster is frequently observed by amateur astronomers and shows up as a faint patch of light. It is relatively bright.

Current visibility

Right now it is at about 30° altitude and reaches 31° around 10:48 PM.

It stays above 30° for roughly 2 hours.

Observing conditions matter, fine detail requires darker skies.

Observing tips

It can be observed without much difficulty.

What to expect

At higher magnification, subtle detail can be detected.

It is less prominent than the brightest objects in the catalog.

Type

Open Cluster

Constellation

Carina

Distance

1621 ly

Size

Season

Winter

Difficulty

Very Easy

Magnitude

3