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Common cluster 21 EP

Upper Sword

RA 83.7900° · Dec -4.4251° · openngc

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Score breakdown

· 3 badges
21 pts · Common
Common 24 pts → Uncommon
  • Has a proper name +8
  • Star cluster +7
  • Bright deep-sky object +6
Total score 21

3 more points to reach Uncommon.

Badges

  • Star cluster · +7
  • Bright deep-sky object · +6
  • Has a proper name · +8

Trivia

How we found it

  • Named. Notable enough to have earned a proper name, not just a catalogue number.

Properties

constellation
Ori
dso type
Cl+N
mag
4.2
name
Upper Sword
named
yes
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Sky imagery and survey data courtesy of Aladin Lite & CDS, Strasbourg. Object data from the NASA Exoplanet Archive, JPL Small-Body Database, and the ATNF Pulsar Catalogue.