NGC 2236 is an open cluster in Monoceros
NGC 2236 (MWSC 0881) is an open cluster in the constellation Monoceros . It shines at magnitude 8.5 and spans 5.4′. It is best in a small telescope, 4 to 6 inches, and it is highest in the evening sky in February.
Open cluster: a loose group of a few dozen to a few thousand young stars born together from one cloud of gas. They drift apart over a few hundred million years and lie in the disk of the Milky Way.
Finding NGC 2236 from Betelgeuse
Betelgeuse
NGC 2236
MONOCEROS
NGC 2236 lies 8.6° east of Betelgeuse , the magnitude 0.5 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
NGC 2236 is highest in the evening in February
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 33° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 37° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 32° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 20° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 6° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -9° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -19° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -23° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -19° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -8° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 7° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 21° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 41° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 47° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 40° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 24° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 5° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -14° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -28° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -33° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -27° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -12° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 6° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 25° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 49° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 57° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 47° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 27° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 4° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -18° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -36° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -43° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -35° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -17° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 6° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 28° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 55° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 67° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 53° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 29° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 3° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -23° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -44° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -53° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -42° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -21° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 5° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 30° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 60° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 77° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 58° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 30° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 2° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -26° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -51° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -63° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -49° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -24° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 4° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 32° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 62° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 86° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 60° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 30° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 1° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -29° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -56° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -73° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -54° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -27° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 3° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 32° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 61° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 83° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 59° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 29° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -0° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -31° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -60° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -83° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -58° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -29° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 2° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 31° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 58° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 73° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 55° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 27° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -2° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -32° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -61° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -87° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -59° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -29° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 1° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 29° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 52° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 63° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 50° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 24° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -3° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -31° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -59° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -77° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -57° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -29° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -1° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 26° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 44° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 53° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 43° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 21° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -4° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -30° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -54° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -67° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -52° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -28° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -2° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 23° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 37° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 43° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 35° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 17° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -5° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -28° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -48° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -57° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -46° 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 83°S.
The distance to NGC 2236 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 2236
22 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 2254, open cluster, 1.7° NGC 2237 Rosette Nebula, nebula, 1.8° NGC 2238, H II region, 1.8° NGC 2246, nebula, 1.8° NGC 2252, open cluster, 1.9° NGC 2239 Butterfly Nebula, cluster with nebula, 2.0° NGC 2251, open cluster, 2.0° NGC 2261 Hubble's Variable Nebula, reflection nebula, 3.0°
NGC 2236 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Monoceros Designations NGC 2236, MWSC 0881 Type open cluster Right ascension (J2000) 06h 29.7m Declination (J2000) +06° 50′ Magnitude 8.5 (B 9.0) Apparent size 5.4′ Radial velocity 60 km/s Best with Small telescope Best month February Catalog page NGC 2001 to 2500
