Open cluster
Satellite Cluster (NGC2244)
In Monoceros (Mon) • Magnitude 4.8 • 24 arcminutes
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The young open cluster at the heart of the Rosette Nebula.
Satellite Cluster at a glance
| Catalog IDs | N 2244, C 50 |
| Type | Open cluster |
| Constellation | Monoceros (Mon) |
| Right ascension | 06h 31m 59s |
| Declination | +04° 57' 00" |
| Apparent magnitude | 4.80 |
| Angular size | 24.0 × 24.0 arcmin |
| Max altitude at 45°N | 50° |
| Best imaging months | Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb |
How to image Satellite Cluster
Satellite Cluster sits in the constellation Monoceros at right ascension 06h 31m 59s and declination +04° 57' 00". To frame and integrate it well, AstroPlanner will compute the optimal moonless window for tonight from your location, the field-of-view fit against your sensor and focal length, the suggested total integration time given your aperture and sky Bortle class, and a cloud-aware schedule that drops it from the plan if your nearest cloud forecast spike overlaps the best altitude window.