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 between 18:47 and 03:43. It will become accessible at around 18:47, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 23:15, 61° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 03:43 when it sinks below 21° above your 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] |
| Angular dimensions: | 6.6 arcmin |
| Distance: | 900.0 parsec 2934.0 lightyrs [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -2.07 |
Sources