In Evidence
Other deep sky objects in Monoceros
- NGC 2232 - Open Cluster
- NGC 2264 (Christmas Tree Cluster) - Star Cluster + Nebula
- NGC 2239 - Star Cluster + Nebula
- NGC 2142 - Star
- Messier 50 - Open Cluster
- NGC 2301 (Great Bird Cluster) - Open Cluster
- NGC 2238 (Rosette Nebula) - HII Ionized region
- NGC 2167 - Star
- NGC 2343 - Open Cluster
- NGC 2353 - Open Cluster
- NGC 2335 - Open Cluster
- NGC 2251 - Open Cluster
- NGC 2286 - Open Cluster
- NGC 2506 - Open Cluster
- NGC 2252 - Open Cluster
- IC 447 - HII Ionized region
- NGC 2324 - Open Cluster
- NGC 2215 - Open Cluster
- NGC 2247 - Reflection Nebula
- NGC 2236 - Open Cluster
- NGC 2299 - Open Cluster
- NGC 2250 - Open Cluster
- NGC 2182 - Reflection Nebula
- NGC 2254 - Open Cluster
- NGC 2311 - Open Cluster
- NGC 2282 - HII Ionized region
- NGC 2269 - Open Cluster
- NGC 2309 - Open Cluster
- NGC 2259 - Open Cluster
- NGC 2245 - Reflection Nebula
- NGC 2262 - Open Cluster
- NGC 2346 - Planetary Nebula
- NGC 2368 - Open Cluster
- NGC 2319 - Open Cluster
- NGC 2261 (Hubble's Nebula) - Reflection Nebula
- IC 466 - HII Ionized region
- NGC 2185 - Nebula
- NGC 2494 - Galaxy
- NGC 2313 - Star
- NGC 2377 - Galaxy
- NGC 2183 - HII Ionized region
- NGC 2338 - Open Cluster
- IC 448 - HII Ionized region
- NGC 2364 - Open Cluster
- NGC 2351 - Open Cluster
- NGC 2349 - Open Cluster
- IC 2177 - Reflection Nebula
- NGC 2149 - Reflection Nebula
- NGC 2270 - Open Cluster
- NGC 2170 - Reflection Nebula
- NGC 2260 - Open Cluster
- NGC 2219 - Open Cluster
- NGC 2317 - Nebula
- NGC 2316 - Nebula
- NGC 2312 - Open Cluster
- NGC 2225 - Open Cluster
- NGC 2226 - Open Cluster
- NGC 2306 - Open Cluster
- NGC 2237 (Rosette A) - Nebula
- NGC 2246 (Rosette B) - Nebula
- IC 446 - Star Cluster + Nebula
NGC 2262 - Open Cluster in Monoceros
NGC 2262 is a Open Cluster in the Monoceros constellation. NGC 2262 is situated close to the celestial equator and, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year.
- NGC 2262 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom . See also rise and set times.
- Given its B magnitude of 11.3, NGC 2262 is visible with the help of a telescope having an aperture of 6 inches (150mm) or more.
Photometric information of NGC 2262
The following table lists the magnitude of NGC 2262 in different bands of the electomagnetic spectrum (when available), from the B band (445nm wavelength, corresponding to the Blue color), to the V band ( 551nm wavelength, corresponding to Green/Yellow color), to the J, H, K bands (corresponding to 1220nm, 1630nm, 2190nm wavelengths respectively, which are colors not visible to the human eye).
For more information about photometry in astronomy, check the photometric system article on Wikipedia.
Apparent size of NGC 2262
The following table reports NGC 2262 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 2262 is a visual representation of it.Digitized Sky Survey image of NGC 2262
The image below is a photograph of NGC 2262 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins).
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of NGC 2262
Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of NGC 2262 are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 2262 in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.
Rise ans set times of NGC 2262 from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
Today's NGC 2262 - Open Cluster in Monoceros rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):