NGC2355 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC2355 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 18:45 (PST), 57° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:37, 69° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:27, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC2355
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Object type
Open cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 07h16m [2] |
| Declination: | +13°44' [2] |
| Constellation: | Gemini |
| Magnitude: | 9.70 (V) [4] |
| Angular dimensions: | 6.0 arcmin |
| Distance: | 2.2 kpc 7.2 klyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -2.01 |
Sources