NGC2252 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC2252 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 21:56, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:15, 52° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:29, 33° above your south-western horizon.
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