NGC2282 (HII region)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , NGC2282 will become visible at around 20:40 (PDT), 28° above your western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 3 hours and 30 minutes after the Sun at 23:05.

Name NGC2282
Object type HII region
Other names
NGC 2282[1]
VdB 85[2]
Position
Right ascension:06h46m [1]
Declination:+01°18' [1]
Constellation:Monoceros
Magnitude:10.00 (B) [1]
Angular dimensions:3.0 arcmin x 3.0 arcmin

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