NGC2243 (Open cluster)

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

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From Fairfield , NGC2243 is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 17° above the horizon.

Name NGC2243
Object type Open cluster
Other names
NGC 2243[2]
Cr 98[3]
Mel 46[4]
Position
Right ascension:06h29m [2]
Declination:−31°16' [2]
Constellation:Canis Major
Magnitude:9.40 (V) [4]
10.12 (B) [2]
Distance:4.5 kpc
14.5 klyr [1]
B-V Color (mag):0.72
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-3.85

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