NGC2270 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC2270 is visible from soon after it rises, at 05:28, until soon before it sets at 18:00. Always take extreme caution when trying to make daytime observations of the Moon while the Sun is above the horizon.
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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