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 evening sky, becoming accessible around 18:23 (PST), 34° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:45, 60° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:11, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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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] |
| Angular dimensions: | 4.8 arcmin |
| Distance: | 1.7 kpc 5.5 klyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.42 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -1.14 |
Sources