The open cluster NGC 2269
Red-band image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
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From Cambridge , NGC 2269 is visible between 18:08 and 02:45. It will become accessible around 18:08, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 22:25, 52° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible around 02:45 when it sinks below 22° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC 2269
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Object Type
Open Cluster
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Other Names
Cr 114
Position
| Constellation: | Monoceros |
| Magnitude: | 10.00 (V) [3] 10.42 (B) [2] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.42 |
| Right ascension: | 06h43m [2] |
| Declination: | +04°37' [2] |
| Distance: | 1.7 kpc 5.5 klyr [1] |
Derived Quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -1.14 |