NGC2306 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC2306 will become visible at around 20:19 (EDT), 36° above your south-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 00:29.
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Name
NGC2306
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Object type
Open cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 06h54m [2] |
| Declination: | −07°12' [2] |
| Constellation: | Monoceros |
| Distance: | 1.2 kpc 3.9 klyr [1] |
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