NGC2266 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC2266 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 20:48, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:24, 74° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:29, 49° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC2266
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Object type
Open cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 06h43m [2] |
| Declination: | +26°58' [2] |
| Constellation: | Gemini |
| Magnitude: | 9.50 (V) [4] |
| Distance: | 3.4 kpc 11.1 klyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -3.16 |
Sources