NGC2236 (Open cluster)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , NGC2236 will become visible at around 19:59 (PDT), 62° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 02:04.

Name NGC2236
Object type Open cluster
Other names
NGC 2236[2]
Cr 94[3]
Position
Right ascension:06h29m [2]
Declination:+06°49' [2]
Constellation:Monoceros
Magnitude:8.50 (V) [3]
9.08 (B) [2]
Angular dimensions:5.4 arcmin
Distance:2.9 kpc
9.6 klyr [1]
B-V Color (mag):0.58
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-3.83

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