NGC2299 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC2299 is visible between 20:22 and 04:01. It will become accessible at around 20:22, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 00:11, 48° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 04:01 when it sinks below 21° 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] |
| Angular dimensions: | 4.8 arcmin |
| Distance: | 1.5 kpc 4.9 klyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.16 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -1.98 |
Sources