The open cluster NGC 2252

From Fairfield , NGC 2252 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 18:08 (EST) as the dusk sky fades, 24° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:14, 54° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:39, when it sinks below 22° above your western horizon.
Name
NGC 2252
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Object Type
Open Cluster
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Constellation: | Monoceros |
Magnitude: | 7.70 (V) [3] |
Right ascension: | 06h34m [2] |
Declination: | +05°21' [2] |
Distance: | 900.0 parsec 2934.0 lightyrs [1] |
Absolute mag (V): | -2.07 |
All times shown in Fairfield local time.