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NGC 2319 — Open Cluster in Monoceros

Open Cluster Fair (22/100)
Magnitude 11.8m OpenCluster Monoceros (Mon) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 11.85
Angular Size 6.0′
Cl of v sc st 8, 9...

Position & Identifiers

RA 07h 00m 32.2s
Dec +03° 02' 31.9"
Constellation Monoceros (Mon)
Catalog NGC 2319

2How easy to spot?

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

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

Medium on Seestar S50

3Visibility

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Best season Dec – Feb (peak: Jan)

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125x TFOV: 0.4° Lim. mag: 13.6
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NGC 2319 · 6.0′ diameter

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6 Classification Decoder

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Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

NGC 2324
Easy
Open cluster
Open Cluster mag 8.4 2.2° Monoceros
NGC 2301
Easy
Rich open cluster
Open Cluster mag 6.0 3.4° Monoceros
NGC 2282
Medium+
Emission nebula — try an OIII filter
Emission Nebula mag 10.00 3.8° Monoceros
NGC 2269
Easy
Open cluster
Open Cluster mag 10.0 4.6° Monoceros
Collinder 110
Medium+
Open cluster
Open Cluster mag 10.8 5.6° Monoceros
Hubble's Variable Nebula
NGC 2261
Medium
Reflection nebula around a bright star
Reflection Nebula mag 10.0 7.8° Monoceros
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