NGC2247 (Reflection nebula)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC2247 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 18:19 (PST), 36° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:51, 66° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:32, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC2247
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Object type
Reflection nebula
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Position
| Right ascension: | 06h33m [1] |
| Declination: | +10°19' [1] |
| Constellation: | Monoceros |
| Magnitude: | 8.50 (B) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 2.0 arcmin x 2.0 arcmin |
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