NGC 2282 is a H II region in Monoceros
NGC 2282 is a H II region in the constellation Monoceros . It shines at magnitude 10.0 and spans 3′. It is a telescope object, 6 inches or larger, and it is highest in the evening sky in February.
Nebula: a cloud of gas and dust. Emission nebulae glow on their own, lit by ultraviolet light from hot young stars; reflection nebulae shine by starlight scattered from dust; dark nebulae block the light behind them.
Finding NGC 2282 from Procyon
Procyon
NGC 2282
MONOCEROS
NGC 2282 lies 13.7° west of Procyon , the magnitude 0.4 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
NGC 2282 is highest in the evening in February
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 26° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 31° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 28° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 17° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 3° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -12° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -23° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -29° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -25° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -15° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -0° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 14° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 34° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 41° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 37° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 22° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 3° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -16° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -31° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -39° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -34° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -19° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -1° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 18° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 42° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 51° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 45° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 26° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 4° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -19° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -38° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -49° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -42° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -24° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -1° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 21° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 48° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 61° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 52° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 29° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 4° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -22° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -45° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -59° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -49° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -27° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -2° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 24° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 53° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 71° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 58° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 32° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 4° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -24° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -51° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -68° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -56° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -30° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -2° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 26° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 57° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 81° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 63° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 33° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 4° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -26° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -55° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -78° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -60° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -32° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -2° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 27° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 58° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 88° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 64° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 33° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 4° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -27° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -56° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -87° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -63° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -33° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -3° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 27° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 56° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 79° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 62° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 33° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 4° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -27° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -55° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -81° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -61° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -33° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -3° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 26° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 52° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 69° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 57° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 31° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 3° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -25° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -52° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -71° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -57° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -31° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -3° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 25° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 46° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 59° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 50° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 28° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 3° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -24° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -47° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -61° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -51° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -29° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -3° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 22° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 39° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 49° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 42° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 24° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 2° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -21° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -41° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -51° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -44° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -26° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -3° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 19° high at 9 pm
below horizon
low
20-40°
40-60°
overhead-ish
The chart gives its height above the horizon at 9 pm through the year, from 60°N to 40°S. It can be seen from the whole northern hemisphere and south to about 89°S.
The distance to NGC 2282 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 2282
13 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 2301 Great Bird Cluster, open cluster, 1.5° NGC 2262, open cluster, 1.8° NGC 2269, open cluster, 3.4° NGC 2319, open cluster, 3.8° NGC 2324, open cluster, 4.3° NGC 2286, open cluster, 4.5° NGC 2252, open cluster, 5.1° NGC 2239 Butterfly Nebula, cluster with nebula, 5.2°
NGC 2282 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Monoceros Designations NGC 2282 Type H II region Right ascension (J2000) 06h 46.9m Declination (J2000) +01° 19′ Magnitude 10.0 Apparent size 3′ Best with Telescope Best month February Catalog page NGC 2001 to 2500
