The open cluster NGC 2309
Red-band image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
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From Fairfield , NGC 2309 will become visible at around 20:53 (EDT) as the dusk sky fades, 24° above your south-western horizon. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 3 hours and 36 minutes after the Sun at 23:16.
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Name
NGC 2309
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Object Type
Open Cluster
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Position
| Constellation: | Monoceros |
| Magnitude: | 10.50 (V)[2] |
| Right Ascension: | 06h56m [1] |
| Declination: | -07°10' [1] |
| Distance: | 2.5 kpc 8.2 klyr [1] |
Derived Quantities
| Absolute Mag (V): | -1.50 |