NGC2259 (Open cluster)
![NGC2259 Image of NGC2259](https://in-the-sky.org/image.php?style=medium&userimg=19910715_115812_817241b818d2.png)
From Fairfield , NGC2259 is not readily observable since it is very close to the Sun, at a separation of only 19° from it.
Name
NGC2259
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Object type
Open cluster
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Right ascension: | 06h38m [2] |
Declination: | +10°53' [2] |
Constellation: | Monoceros |
Magnitude: | 10.80 (V) [4] |
Distance: | 3.3 kpc 10.8 klyr [1] |
Absolute mag (V): | -1.80 |
All times shown in Fairfield local time.