NGC2299 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC2299 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 23:12, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:41, 41° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:36, 27° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC2299
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Object type
Open cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 06h51m [2] |
| Declination: | −07°04' [2] |
| Constellation: | Monoceros |
| Magnitude: | 8.90 (V) [2] 9.06 (B) [2] |
| Distance: | 1.5 kpc 4.9 klyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.16 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -1.98 |
Sources