NGC 2252 is an open cluster in Monoceros
NGC 2252 (MWSC 0911) is an open cluster in the constellation Monoceros . It shines at magnitude 7.7 and spans 6.6′. 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 2252 from Betelgeuse
Betelgeuse
NGC 2252
MONOCEROS
NGC 2252 lies 10.0° east of Betelgeuse , the magnitude 0.5 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
NGC 2252 is highest in the evening in February
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 31° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 35° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 31° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 19° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 5° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -10° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -20° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -25° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -20° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -10° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 5° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 19° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 39° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 45° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 39° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 23° 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: -29° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -35° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -29° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -14° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 4° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 23° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 47° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 55° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 47° 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: -37° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -45° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -37° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -19° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 4° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 26° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 53° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 65° 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: -22° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -44° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -55° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -44° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -23° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 3° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 29° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 58° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 75° 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: 3° 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: -65° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -51° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -26° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 2° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 30° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 61° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 85° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 61° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 31° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 2° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -28° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -56° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -75° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -56° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -28° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 1° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 31° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 60° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 84° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 61° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 30° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 1° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -30° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -59° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -85° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -59° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -30° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 1° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 30° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 57° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 75° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 57° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 29° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -0° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -30° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -59° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -85° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -60° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -30° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -0° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 28° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 52° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 65° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 52° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 26° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -1° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -30° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -57° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -75° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -57° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -30° 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: 45° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 55° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 45° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 23° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -2° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -28° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -52° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -65° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -52° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -29° 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: 45° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 37° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 19° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -3° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -26° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -46° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -55° 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 85°S.
The distance to NGC 2252 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 2252
21 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 2246, nebula, 35′ NGC 2239 Butterfly Nebula, cluster with nebula, 49′ NGC 2237 Rosette Nebula, nebula, 60′ NGC 2238, H II region, 1.1° NGC 2236, open cluster, 1.9° NGC 2269, open cluster, 2.3° NGC 2254, open cluster, 2.3° NGC 2251, open cluster, 3.0°
NGC 2252 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Monoceros Designations NGC 2252, MWSC 0911 Type open cluster Right ascension (J2000) 06h 34.7m Declination (J2000) +05° 22′ Magnitude 7.7 Apparent size 6.6′ Radial velocity 9 km/s Best with Small telescope Best month February Catalog page NGC 2001 to 2500
