The Christmas Tree Cluster (NGC2264)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 11 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , the Christmas Tree Cluster is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 21:25, when it reaches an altitude of 18° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:22, 58° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:38, 36° above your western horizon.
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Name
The Christmas Tree Cluster (NGC2264)
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Object type
Open cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 06h40m [2] |
| Declination: | +09°53' [2] |
| Constellation: | Monoceros |
| Magnitude: | 4.10 (V) [4] |
| Distance: | 667.0 parsec 2174.4 lightyrs [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -5.02 |
Sources