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2264 C — Unknown in Monoceros

Magnitude 3.9m Unknown Monoceros (Mon) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 3.9
Angular Size 60 arcmin
eL neb, 3deg diam, densest 12' sp 15 Mon

Position & Identifiers

RA 06h 41m 06.0s
Dec +09° 52' 60.0"
Constellation Monoceros (Mon)
Catalog 2264 C

2How easy to spot?

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Telescope Bortle 3 Bortle 4 Bortle 5
80mm refr. Easy Easy Easy
150mm Newt. Easy Easy Easy
C8 203mm Easy Easy Easy
Easy Medium Hard Very hard Impossible

Bortle 3 = rural · 4 = outer suburbs · 5 = suburbs

Easy on Seestar S50

3Visibility

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Best season Nov – Jan (peak: Dec)

Nearby in the Sky

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Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

15 Mon
Medium+
Easy double, sep 3.0″
Double Star mag 4.66 0.0° Monoceros
NGC 2259
Medium+
Open cluster
Open Cluster mag 11.0 1.2° Monoceros
Hubble's Variable Nebula
NGC 2261
Medium
Reflection nebula around a bright star
Reflection Nebula mag 10.0 1.2° Monoceros
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