How to find NGC2264
This guide uses bright stars first, then narrows the field for a telescope or binocular finder. Use Orion as the main sky landmark.
Follow the route from one recognizable star to the next until you reach NGC2264.
NGC2264 is 12° above the horizon toward the East.
Use Orion as the large-scale sky landmark before following the numbered route.
field star · mag 4.7
From Alhena, move about 6.6° toward the south until you reach field star · mag 4.7.
