NGC2270 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC2270 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 01:32 (PDT) and reaching an altitude of 47° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:35.
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Name
NGC2270
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Object type
Open cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 06h43m [2] |
| Declination: | +03°28' [2] |
| Constellation: | Monoceros |
| Distance: | 1.4 kpc 4.6 klyr [1] |
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