NGC2266 (Open cluster)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , NGC2266 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 19:32, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:54, 82° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:44, 28° above your western horizon.

Name NGC2266
Object type Open cluster
Other names
NGC 2266[2]
Cr 113[3]
Mel 50[4]
Position
Right ascension:06h43m [2]
Declination:+26°58' [2]
Constellation:Gemini
Magnitude:9.50 (V) [4]
Angular dimensions:4.2 arcmin
Distance:3.4 kpc
11.1 klyr [1]
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-3.16

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