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NGC 2252 — Open Cluster in Monoceros

Open Cluster Good (59/100)
Magnitude 8.0m OpenCluster Monoceros (Mon) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 8.0
Angular Size 6.6′
Cl, vL, pRi, lC, st S

Position & Identifiers

RA 06h 34m 43.0s
Dec +05° 21' 58.3"
Constellation Monoceros (Mon)
Catalog NGC 2252

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)

4 Eyepiece View

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125x TFOV: 0.4° Lim. mag: 13.6
N E

NGC 2252 · 6.6′ diameter

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6 Classification Decoder

Nearby in the Sky

Other targets within a few degrees — pan your scope a little and keep exploring.

Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

Collinder 104
Easy
Open cluster
Open Cluster mag 9.2 0.7° Monoceros
NGC 2244
Easy
Open cluster
Open Cluster mag 4.8 0.8° Monoceros
Collinder 106
Easy
Open cluster
Open Cluster mag 4.6 0.8° Monoceros
Rosette Nebula
NGC 2237
Medium+
Emission nebula — try an OIII filter
Emission Nebula mag 6.0 0.8° Monoceros
Collinder 107
Easy
Open cluster
Open Cluster mag 5.1 1.0° Monoceros
T Mon
Easy
Pulsating variable, period 27.0d
Variable Star mag 5.98 2.9° Monoceros
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