NGC : NGC2252

Celestial motion
Date: 2024-05-18
Astronomical night: 22:36 - 04:21 (GMT -5)
NGC2252 Celestial motion
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NGC2252 Celestial motion
Information about NGC2252

General information

NGC2252 is the open cluster at magnitude 8 that is placed in Monoceros constellation and has apparent size of 20 angular minutes.
Because of low brightness and large angular size, cluster is available for observations through a 5-inch telescope.

Information for observations

Tonight, 2024-05-18, cluster NGC2252 is not reachable.
 

NGC2252 on the sky map

NGC2252 on the sky map
Object type

Open Cluster

Alternative names

Constellation

Monoceros

Magnitude

8

Apparent size20'
Right ascension6h 35m 1.1s
Declination5° 25′ 13.4″

Catalogues

Messier

New General Catalogue (NGC)

NGC2252

International Catalogue (IC)

Nearest objects with greater magnitude
Object typeMagnitude
H III 29Double Star4.42
H III 43Double Star6.32
H V 14Double Star5.06
H II 89Double Star7.6
H II 17*Double Star4.62
H I 10Double Star5
H III 98Double Star7.35
H III 75Double Star7.23
H VI 65Double Star6.79
H III 46Double Star4.66
H III 114Double Star7.1
H N 103Double Star7.15
NGC2238Bright Nebula6
NGC2237Cluster with Nebulosity5.5
NGC2244Open Cluster4.8
NGC2239Cluster with Nebulosity4.8
NGC2251Open Cluster7.3
NGC2264Cluster with Nebulosity3.9