NGC2240 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC2240 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 00:19 (PDT) and reaching an altitude of 55° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:27.
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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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