Collinder 69 (Open cluster)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.

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From Fairfield , Collinder 69 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 20:13, when it reaches an altitude of 15° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 01:25, 58° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:44, 25° above your western horizon.

Name Collinder 69
Object type Open cluster
Other names
The Lambda Orionis Cluster
Cr 69[1]
Position
Right ascension:05h35m [1]
Declination:+09°56' [1]
Constellation:Orion
Magnitude:2.80 (V) [1]

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