NGC 2299 is an open cluster in Monoceros
NGC 2299 (MWSC 1001) is an open cluster in the constellation Monoceros . It shines at magnitude 8.9 and spans 4.8′. 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 2299 from Sirius
Sirius
NGC 2299
MONOCEROS
NGC 2299 lies 9.8° north of Sirius , the magnitude -1.4 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
NGC 2299 is highest in the evening in February
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 18° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 23° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 20° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 10° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -4° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -19° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -31° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -37° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -34° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -23° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -8° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 6° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 26° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 33° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 29° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 16° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -2° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -22° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -38° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -47° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -42° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -27° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -8° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 11° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 34° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 43° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 38° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 21° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -1° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -24° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -45° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -57° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -50° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -31° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -7° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 15° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 41° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 53° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 46° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 25° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 1° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -26° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -50° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -67° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -56° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -33° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -7° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 18° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 47° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 63° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 54° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 29° 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: -54° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -76° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -62° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -35° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -6° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 21° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 53° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 73° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 60° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 32° 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: -85° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -64° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -35° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -5° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 24° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 56° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 82° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 64° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 34° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 5° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -25° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -54° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -82° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -63° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -34° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -4° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 26° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 57° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 86° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 65° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 35° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 6° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -23° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -51° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -72° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -59° 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: 55° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 77° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 63° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 35° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 7° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -21° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -46° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -63° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -53° 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: 27° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 51° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 67° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 57° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 33° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 8° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -18° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -40° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -53° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -45° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -25° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 0° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 26° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 46° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 57° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 50° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 31° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 8° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -14° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -33° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -43° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -37° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -20° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 2° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 24° 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 southern hemisphere and north to about 83°N.
The distance to NGC 2299 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 2299
16 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 2309, open cluster, 1.0° NGC 2311, open cluster, 2.9° M50 Heart Cluster, open cluster, 3.0° NGC 2286, open cluster, 4.1° IC 2177, reflection nebula, 4.6° NGC 2335, open cluster, 4.7° NGC 2250, open cluster, 4.9° IC 466, H II region, 5.0°
NGC 2299 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Monoceros Designations NGC 2299, MWSC 1001 Type open cluster Right ascension (J2000) 06h 51.9m Declination (J2000) -07° 05′ Magnitude 8.9 (B 9.0) Apparent size 4.8′ Best with Small telescope Best month February Catalog page NGC 2001 to 2500
