NGC 206 is a star association in Andromeda
NGC 206 is a star association in the constellation Andromeda . It is a telescope object, 6 inches or larger, and it is highest in the evening sky in November.
Open cluster: a loose group of a few dozen to a few thousand young stars born together from one cloud of gas. They drift apart over a few hundred million years and lie in the disk of the Milky Way.
Finding NGC 206 from Mirach
Mirach
NGC 206
ANDROMEDA
NGC 206 lies 7.7° northwest of Mirach , the magnitude 2.1 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 206 is highest in the evening in November
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 49° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 34° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 23° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 14° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 11° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 13° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 21° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 34° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 48° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 63° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 71° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 64° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 48° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 30° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 16° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 5° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 1° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 4° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 14° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 29° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 47° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 66° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 81° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 68° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 46° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 25° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 9° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -4° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -9° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -5° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 6° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 24° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 44° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 66° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 89° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 68° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 41° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 19° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 1° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -13° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -19° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -15° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -1° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 18° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 40° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 62° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 79° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 64° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 36° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 13° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -6° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -22° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -29° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -24° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -9° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 12° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 35° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 56° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 69° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 58° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 30° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 7° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -13° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -31° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -39° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -33° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -16° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 5° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 28° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 49° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 59° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 50° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 23° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 0° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -21° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -40° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -49° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -42° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -24° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -1° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 22° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 40° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 49° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 42° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 15° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -7° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -27° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -48° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -59° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -50° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -31° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -8° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 14° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 32° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 39° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 33° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 8° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -13° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -34° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -56° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -69° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -58° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -37° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -14° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 7° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 23° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 29° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 24° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 0° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -19° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -39° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -62° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -79° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -65° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -42° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -20° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -0° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 13° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 19° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 14° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -7° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -25° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -44° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -66° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -88° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -69° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -47° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -26° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -8° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 4° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 9° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 5° high at 9 pm
below horizon
low
20-40°
40-60°
overhead-ish
The chart gives its height above the horizon at 9 pm through the year, from 60°N to 40°S. It can be seen from the whole northern hemisphere and south to about 49°S, and never sets north of 49°N.
The distance to NGC 206 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 206
11 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 206 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Andromeda Designations NGC 206 Type star association Right ascension (J2000) 00h 40.5m Declination (J2000) +40° 44′ Best with Telescope Best month November Catalog page NGC 1 to 500
