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NGC 2264 (Christmas Tree Cluster) - Star Cluster + Nebula in Monoceros

Above the horizon.  Rise: 20:19 | Tran: 3:11 | Set: 9:59
Alt: 34.37°   Az: 238.28°   Direction: West-South-West

NGC 2264 is a Star Cluster + Nebula in the Monoceros constellation. NGC 2264 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. Given its visual magnitude of 3.9, NGC 2264 is barely visible to the naked eye, easily visible with the help of a small binocular.

The image below is a photograph of NGC 2264 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 0.3800x0.3800 degrees (22.80x22.80 arcmins).

Image of NGC 2264 (Christmas Tree Cluster) - Star Cluster + Nebula in Monoceros star
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DSS2 image of NGC 2264 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (11.4 arcmin) and minor (11.4 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

06h 42m 20s
+09° 52’ 13”
03h 01m 47s
09h 44m 07s

J2000

06h 40m 58s
+09° 53’ 43”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 2264 in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.

Finder chart NGC 2264 (Christmas Tree Cluster) - Star Cluster + Nebula in Monoceros star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 2264 (Christmas Tree Cluster) - Star Cluster + Nebula in Monoceros.

Finder chart NGC 2264 (Christmas Tree Cluster) - Star Cluster + Nebula in Monoceros star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 2264 (Christmas Tree Cluster) - Star Cluster + Nebula in Monoceros.

Photometric Information

The following table lists the magnitude of NGC 2264 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).

3.9

For more information about photometry in astronomy, check the photometric system article on Wikipedia.

Apparent Size

The following table reports NGC 2264 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 2264 is a visual representation of it.
11.4 arcmin
11.4 arcmin

Rise and Set Times

Location: Greenwich, UK
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's NGC 2264 (Christmas Tree Cluster) - Star Cluster + Nebula in Monoceros rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 80.1°
Max altitude: 48.4°
Azimuth: 279.9°