Reflection nebula
NGC 2247 (NGC2247)
In Monoceros (Mon) • Magnitude 8.2 • 2.0 arcminutes
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Reflection nebula in Monoceros.
NGC 2247 at a glance
| Catalog IDs | N 2247 |
| Type | Reflection nebula |
| Constellation | Monoceros (Mon) |
| Right ascension | 06h 33m 05s |
| Declination | +10° 19' 20" |
| Apparent magnitude | 8.20 |
| Surface brightness | 18.3 mag/arcsec² |
| Angular size | 2.0 × 2.0 arcmin |
| Max altitude at 45°N | 55° |
| Best imaging months | Dec, Jan, Feb |
How to image NGC 2247
NGC 2247 sits in the constellation Monoceros at right ascension 06h 33m 05s and declination +10° 19' 20". 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.