The open cluster NGC 2254

From Fairfield , NGC 2254 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 18:08 (EST) as the dusk sky fades, 25° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:15, 56° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:48, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
Name
NGC 2254
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Object Type
Open Cluster
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Constellation: | Monoceros |
Magnitude: | 9.10 (V) [3] 9.75 (B) [2] |
B-V Color (mag): | 0.65 |
Right ascension: | 06h35m [2] |
Declination: | +07°40' [2] |
Distance: | 2.4 kpc 7.7 klyr [1] |
Absolute mag (V): | -2.77 |
All times shown in Fairfield local time.