NGC2309 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC2309 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:33 (PDT) – 3 hours and 58 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 33° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:31.
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Name
NGC2309
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Object type
Open cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 06h56m [2] |
| Declination: | −07°10' [2] |
| Constellation: | Monoceros |
| Magnitude: | 10.50 (V) [4] |
| Distance: | 2.5 kpc 8.2 klyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -1.50 |
Sources