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 in the dawn sky, rising at 02:55 (PDT) – 3 hours and 36 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 28° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:31.
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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