NGC2286 (Open cluster)
From Cambridge , NGC2286 will become visible at around 20:49 (EDT), 24° above your south-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 3 hours and 34 minutes after the Sun at 23:10.
Name
NGC2286
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Object type
Open cluster
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Right ascension: | 06h47m [2] |
Declination: | -03°08' [2] |
Constellation: | Monoceros |
Magnitude: | 7.50 (V) [3] 8.16 (B) [2] |
Distance: | 2.6 kpc 8.5 klyr [1] |
B-V Color (mag): | 0.66 |
Absolute mag (V): | -4.57 |
All times shown in Cambridge local time.