Collinder 69 (Open cluster)

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R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
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From Cambridge , Collinder 69 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:02 (EDT) – 3 hours and 47 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 28° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:44.

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Name Collinder 69
Object type Open cluster
Other names
The Lambda Orionis Cluster
Cr 69[1]
Position
Right ascension:05h35m [1]
Declination:+09°56' [1]
Constellation:Orion
Magnitude:2.80 (V) [1]
Visibility from Cambridge

All times shown in Cambridge local time.

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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