Combination of 15, 1 minute images unfiltered.
SBIG STL-1001E CCD. 20" f/6.8 Dall-Kirkham cassegrain telescope at prime focus.
| Object Type | Open Cluster |
| Constellation | Orion |
| Magnitude | 8.7 |
| Size | 5.0' x 5.0' |
Number 73 in the Herschel 400 list is NGC 2186, a small, scattered cluster of moderately bright stars in Orion, that is almost lost in the background stars of the Milky Way.