NGC2343 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC2343 is visible between 22:14 and 05:26. It will become accessible at around 22:14, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 01:50, 45° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 05:26 when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC2343
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Object type
Open cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 07h08m [2] |
| Declination: | −10°37' [2] |
| Constellation: | Monoceros |
| Magnitude: | 6.70 (V) [3] 7.05 (B) [2] |
| Distance: | 1.1 kpc 3.4 klyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.35 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -3.42 |
Sources