NGC2252 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC2252 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 22:59, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 03:27, 61° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:12, 52° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC2252
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Object type
Open cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 06h34m [2] |
| Declination: | +05°21' [2] |
| Constellation: | Monoceros |
| Magnitude: | 7.70 (V) [3] |
| Distance: | 900.0 parsec 2934.0 lightyrs [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -2.07 |
Sources