(IAAC) Obj: Cr 89 - Inst: 12x45 binoculars

Ante Perkovic albireo at vip.hr
Mon Jul 26 11:08:31 EDT 2004


Observation Poster: Ante Perkovic <albirejo_without_j at vip.hr>

Observer: Ante Perkovic
Your skills: Intermediate (some years)
Date/time of observation: January 13th 2003.
Location of site: Split, Croatia (Lat 43.5 N, Elev 0m)
Site classification: Suburban
Sky darkness: 5.0 <Limiting magnitude>
Seeing:
Moon presence: Major - gibbous or near object
Instrument: 12x45 binoculars
Magnification: 12x
Filter(s): None
Object(s): Cr 89
Category: Open cluster
Class:
Constellation: Gem
Data: mag 5.7  size 35'
Position:
Description:
Just N of the stars Tejat and Propus in Gemini. Makes equilateral 
triangle with those 2 stars. There I found "Y"-shaped asterism of 6- and 
7- mag stars and nothing else. Later I found out that this wasn't the 
cluster but just an unrelated group of *.



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