NGC2262 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC2262 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 22:24, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:29, 50° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:36, 31° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC2262
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Object type
Open cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 06h39m [2] |
| Declination: | +01°08' [2] |
| Constellation: | Monoceros |
| Magnitude: | 11.30 (V) [3] 11.30 (B) [2] |
| Distance: | 3.6 kpc 11.7 klyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -1.48 |
Sources