NGC2304 (Open cluster)

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 , NGC2304 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 19:58 (PDT), 73° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:12, 73° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:13, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.

Name NGC2304
Object type Open cluster
Other names
NGC 2304[2]
Cr 120[3]
Mel 55[4]
Position
Right ascension:06h55m [2]
Declination:+17°59' [2]
Constellation:Gemini
Magnitude:10.00 (V) [4]
Angular dimensions:4.8 arcmin
Distance:4.4 kpc
14.3 klyr [1]
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-3.22

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