NGC2247 (Reflection nebula)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC2247 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 21:36, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:14, 57° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:29, 36° above your south-western horizon.
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] |
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