How to find NGC2242 from Menkalinan

Identify the first reference star, then follow the numbered hops.

Follow the route from one recognizable star to the next until you reach NGC2242.

NGC2242 is 40° above the horizon toward the northwest.

Menkalinan

Center Menkalinan in the finder or a low-power eyepiece before following the field stars.

From Menkalinan, move about 5.6° toward the east until you reach HYG 30972.0.

From HYG 30972.0, move about 2° toward the south until you reach NGC2242. This is the target field.