NGC2270 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC2270 will become visible at around 20:24 (EDT), 47° above your south-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 01:10.
|
Name
NGC2270
|
Object type
Open cluster
|
Position
| Right ascension: | 06h43m [2] |
| Declination: | +03°28' [2] |
| Constellation: | Monoceros |
| Distance: | 1.4 kpc 4.6 klyr [1] |
Sources