NGC2360 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC2360 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 00:17, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:59, 33° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:38, 22° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC2360
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Object type
Open cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 07h17m [2] |
| Declination: | −15°38' [2] |
| Constellation: | Canis Major |
| Magnitude: | 7.20 (V) [5] 7.62 (B) [2] |
| Distance: | 1.9 kpc 6.2 klyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.42 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -4.18 |
Sources