The open cluster NGC 2259

From Cambridge , NGC 2259 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 18:00 (EST) as the dusk sky fades, 28° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:01, 58° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:45, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
Name
NGC 2259
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Object Type
Open Cluster
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Constellation: | Monoceros |
Magnitude: | 10.80 (V) [3] |
Right ascension: | 06h38m [2] |
Declination: | +10°53' [2] |
Distance: | 3.3 kpc 10.8 klyr [1] |
Absolute mag (V): | -1.80 |
All times shown in Cambridge local time.