NGC2353 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC2353 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:48 (PDT) – 3 hours and 45 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 30° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:34.
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Name
NGC2353
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Object type
Open cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 07h14m [2] |
| Declination: | −10°15' [2] |
| Constellation: | Monoceros |
| Magnitude: | 7.10 (V) [4] 7.30 (B) [2] |
| Distance: | 1.1 kpc 3.6 klyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.20 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -3.14 |
Sources