NGC 2269
Scientific overview
NGC 2269 is an open cluster in the constellation Monoceros. It shines at apparent magnitude 10 and spans about 4.8 arcminutes of sky.
Observation guide
Guidance follows standard observing practice, derived from the object's real magnitude and position. A dark, moonless sky always helps.
Location in the sky
Precision measurements
Distances and velocities from SIMBAD · NGC 2269
| Distance | 7,133 ly | SIMBAD · catalogued |
| Physical size (major axis) | 9.959603 ly | SIMBAD · derived |
| Radial velocity | 41.12 ± 6.322 km/s | SIMBAD · measured |
| Right ascension (ICRS) | 100.816667 deg | SIMBAD · measured |
| Declination (ICRS) | 4.628333 deg | SIMBAD · measured |
Full field-level provenance
- Distance: Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg (CDS) · SIMBAD · mesDistance · dist · 2021A&A...651A.104P · distance indicator: paral · catalogued value · source value 2187 pc · retrieved 2026-07-11
- Physical size (major axis): Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg (CDS) · derived (OpenNGC angular size × SIMBAD distance) · physical size = angular size × distance (small-angle); angular size from OpenNGC, distance from SIMBAD mesDistance · derived · retrieved 2026-07-11
- Radial velocity: Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg (CDS) · SIMBAD · basic · rvz_radvel · 2023A&A...674A..37G · direct catalogue measurement · retrieved 2026-07-11
- Right ascension (ICRS): Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg (CDS) · SIMBAD · basic · ra · 2020A&A...633A..99C · direct catalogue measurement · retrieved 2026-07-11
- Declination (ICRS): Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg (CDS) · SIMBAD · basic · dec · 2020A&A...633A..99C · direct catalogue measurement · retrieved 2026-07-11
Physical size is derived from the OpenNGC angular size and the catalogued distance (small-angle: size = angle × distance). This is a Galactic object: its Doppler shift is shown as a radial velocity, not a cosmological redshift. Fields a source did not provide are omitted, never invented.
Other objects in Monoceros
| Object | Type | Mag | Size (′) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christmas Tree ClusterNGC 2264 | Cluster with nebulosity | 3.9 | 11.4 |
| NGC 2232NGC 2232 | Open cluster | 3.9 | 9.9 |
| NGC 2239C 50 · NGC 2239 | Cluster with nebulosity | 4.8 | 9.3 |
| M 50M 50 · NGC 2323 | Open cluster | 5.9 | 14.1 |
| Great Bird ClusterNGC 2301 | Open cluster | 6 | 10.2 |
| Rosette NebulaC 49 · NGC 2238 | H II region | 6 | 80 |
| NGC 2343NGC 2343 | Open cluster | 6.7 | 7.5 |
| NGC 2353NGC 2353 | Open cluster | 7.1 | 6.6 |
Sources
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- OpenNGCOpenNGC (M. Verga) — NGC/IC, Messier, and Caldwell catalogue data
Openly-licensed deep-sky catalogue: object types, positions, magnitudes, sizes, morphology, and cross-identifiers.