NGC 2261
Overlaid DSS image of NGC 2261, 30' x 30' with north at top and west to the right
Aladin viewer for the region around NGC 2261
Hubble's Variable Nebula
H IV 2, h 399, BD+08 1427, GC 1437, WDS J06392+0844, GSC 00746-00435, Gaia DR3 3326498762563125376
H IV 2, h 399, BD+08 1427, GC 1437, WDS J06392+0844, GSC 00746-00435, Gaia DR3 3326498762563125376
| Type | Bright Nebula |
|---|---|
| Magnitude | 11.85 |
| Size | 2' x 2' |
| Right Ascension | 6h 39' 10.0" (2000) |
| Declination | 8° 44' 10" N |
| Constellation | Monoceros |
| Description | B, vmE 330 deg, N com=*11 |
| Classification | B8IIIe |
Observing Notes
Andrew Cooper
Oct 13, 2024 Waikoloa, HI (map)
20cm f/6 Newtonian, Cave Astrola @ 136x
Seeing: 7 Transparency: 6 Moon: 0%
A bright traingular nebula in an otherwise unremarkable starfield, bright and obvious, small at 2' across, a sharply defined shape with abrupt margins, brighter at the southern tip with an embedded stellar object, fanning out to the north
Andrew Cooper
Oct 13, 2024 Waikoloa, HI (map)
20cm f/6 Newtonian, Cave Astrola @ 45x
Seeing: 7 Transparency: 6 Moon: 0%
A loose and irregular clump of 6th to 8th magnitude stars in a rich galactic starfield 1.5° east of NGC 2244, coarse, sparse, fully resolved, 25' across, the cluster is not well detached from the surrounding starfield and is not a visually convincing star cluster, Cr 104 is immediately on the western margin
Other Data Sources for NGC 2261
Nearby objects for NGC 2261
16 objects found within 120'
| 13 Monocerotis | 14 Monocerotis | 15 Monocerotis |
| 16 Monocerotis | Barnard 37 | Barnard 39 |
| Basel 7 | Basel 8 | Collinder 111 |
| IC 448 | NGC 2245 | NGC 2247 |
| NGC 2251 | NGC 2254 | NGC 2264 |
| Trumpler5 |
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NGC 2261