NGC2240 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC2240 will become visible at around 21:21 (EDT), 24° above your north-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 00:20.
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Name
NGC2240
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Object type
Open cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 06h33m [2] |
| Declination: | +35°15' [2] |
| Constellation: | Auriga |
| Distance: | 450.0 parsec 1467.0 lightyrs [1] |
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