The open cluster NGC 2262

From Fairfield , NGC 2262 is visible between 18:41 and 02:55. It will become accessible around 18:41, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 22:46, 50° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible around 02:55 when it sinks below 22° above your western horizon.
Name
NGC 2262
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Object Type
Open Cluster
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Constellation: | Monoceros |
Magnitude: | 11.30 (V) [3] 11.30 (B) [2] |
Right ascension: | 06h39m [2] |
Declination: | +01°08' [2] |
Distance: | 3.6 kpc 11.7 klyr [1] |
Absolute mag (V): | -1.48 |
All times shown in Fairfield local time.