Open cluster by Mars, like . . . right now!

[Swithin StCleeve]

I was looking at Mars last night through my little table-top dob, and there was a bright, large loose 'cluster' of stars in the same field of view nearby. Does anyone know if this has a name/designation? It's not a Messier object but I thought perhaps it might have a name?
I know NGC 1746 is there, I'm talking about the cluster of stars NGC 1746 is 'inside', if that makes sense.  

[IB20]

Was it Collinder 65? 

[Swithin StCleeve]

4 minutes ago, IB20 said:

Was it Collinder 65? 

No. Mars is inside the 'horns' at the moment, and Collinder 65 is just outside the horns, if that makes sense. It may not have a name, but looking at it last night I kinda thought 'I bet that's got a name'. There's nothing on Stellarium, at least, the way I have it set up there isn't.

[Corncrake]

This wiki page is calling the asterism/open cluster, NGC1746.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_1746

40' diameter, just a bit over moon sized, is that about the size you were seeing ?

My Stellarium is showing a little ngc marker for it 'inside' the group of stars, and thus maybe causing the confusion ?

 

[Jiggy 67]

NGC 1746 is the larger cluster but contained within it are two smaller clusters NGC1750 and 1758, could that be what you’re seeing?

 

[Swithin StCleeve]

Thankyou Jiggy and Corncrake, that's exactly what was confusing me. Stellarium was showing NGC 1746 as 'inside' the larger cluster. But the larger cluster IS NGC 1746.

Top banana! 

[Corncrake]

And now I have a problem with my stellarium ! How do I get it to show a name tag for Collinder 65 !

The search finds it ok, but no name alongside it

 

[cloudsweeper]

5 minutes ago, Corncrake said:

And now I have a problem with my stellarium ! How do I get it to show a name tag for Collinder 65 !

The search finds it ok, but no name alongside it

 

Go to Viewing Options - DSO - tick Labels and Markers - use the sliders - then at the top of the panel tick where it says Cr (Collinder).

Doug.

[Corncrake]

8 minutes ago, cloudsweeper said:

Go to Viewing Options - DSO - tick Labels and Markers - use the sliders - then at the top of the panel tick where it says Cr (Collinder).

Ah! Thank you I was doing that with the sliders but found no Cl to tick !!!! doh ! (the find calls it "Cl Collinder 65" )

But yes, thanks I do have a Cr and it works now 

 

[Stu]

These any use?