NGC2269 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC2269 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:55 (PDT) – 3 hours and 24 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 28° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:18.
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Name
NGC2269
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Object type
Open cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 06h43m [2] |
| Declination: | +04°37' [2] |
| Constellation: | Monoceros |
| Magnitude: | 10.00 (V) [3] 10.42 (B) [2] |
| Distance: | 1.7 kpc 5.5 klyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.42 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -1.14 |
Sources