NGC2247 (Reflection nebula)

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 , NGC2247 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:09 (PDT) and reaching an altitude of 38° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:22.

Name NGC2247
Object type Reflection nebula
Other names
NGC 2247[1]
LBN 901[2]
VdB 82[3]
Position
Right ascension:06h33m [1]
Declination:+10°19' [1]
Constellation:Monoceros
Magnitude:8.50 (B) [1]

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