The open cluster NGC 2204

From Fairfield , NGC 2204 is visible between 20:03 and 00:46. It will become accessible around 20:03, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 22:22, 30° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible around 00:46 when it sinks below 22° above your south-western horizon.
Name
NGC 2204
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Object Type
Open Cluster
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Constellation: | Canis Major |
Magnitude: | 8.60 (V) [3] 9.35 (B) [2] |
B-V Color (mag): | 0.75 |
Right ascension: | 06h15m [2] |
Declination: | -18°39' [2] |
Distance: | 2.6 kpc 8.6 klyr [1] |
Absolute mag (V): | -3.50 |
All times shown in Fairfield local time.