NGC 2269 is an open cluster in Monoceros
NGC 2269 (MWSC 0966) is an open cluster in the constellation Monoceros . It shines at magnitude 10.0 and spans 4.8′. It is a telescope object, 6 inches or larger, 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 2269 from Betelgeuse
Betelgeuse
NGC 2269
MONOCEROS
NGC 2269 lies 12.3° east of Betelgeuse , the magnitude 0.5 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
NGC 2269 is highest in the evening in February
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 30° 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: 20° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 5° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -9° 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: -22° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -11° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 3° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 18° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 38° 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: 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: -35° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -30° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -16° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 3° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 21° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 45° 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: 28° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 5° 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: -45° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -38° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -21° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 2° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 24° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 51° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 65° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 54° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 30° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 5° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -21° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -43° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -55° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -46° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -25° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 1° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 26° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 56° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 75° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 60° 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: -49° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -65° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -53° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -28° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 0° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 28° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 59° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 85° 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: -54° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -75° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -58° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -31° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -1° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 28° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 58° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 85° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 63° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 32° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 3° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -27° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -57° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -85° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -61° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -32° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -2° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 28° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 56° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 75° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 59° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 31° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 2° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -28° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -57° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -84° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -61° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -32° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -2° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 27° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 51° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 65° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 54° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 28° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 1° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -27° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -55° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -74° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -58° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -32° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -3° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 24° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 44° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 55° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 47° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 25° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 0° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -26° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -50° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -65° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -53° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -30° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -4° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 21° 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: 39° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 21° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -1° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -24° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -44° 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: -27° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -4° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 18° 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 2269 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 2269
16 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 2252, open cluster, 2.3° NGC 2246, nebula, 2.7° NGC 2239 Butterfly Nebula, cluster with nebula, 2.8° NGC 2237 Rosette Nebula, nebula, 3.1° NGC 2238, H II region, 3.2° NGC 2282, H II region, 3.4° NGC 2254, open cluster, 3.6° NGC 2262, open cluster, 3.6°
NGC 2269 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Monoceros Designations NGC 2269, MWSC 0966 Type open cluster Right ascension (J2000) 06h 43.3m Declination (J2000) +04° 37′ Magnitude 10.0 Apparent size 4.8′ Best with Telescope Best month February Catalog page NGC 2001 to 2500
