The open cluster NGC 2266

From Fairfield , NGC 2266 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 18:01 (EST) as the dusk sky fades, 29° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:50, 75° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:28, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
Name
NGC 2266
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Object Type
Open Cluster
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Constellation: | Gemini |
Magnitude: | 9.50 (V) [3] |
Right ascension: | 06h43m [2] |
Declination: | +26°58' [2] |
Distance: | 3.4 kpc 11.1 klyr [1] |
Absolute mag (V): | -3.16 |
All times shown in Fairfield local time.