The Tuft in the Tail of the Dog (Collinder 140)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , the Tuft in the Tail of the Dog is visible between 22:45 and 03:05. It will become accessible at around 22:45, when it rises to an altitude of 16° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 00:55, 23° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 03:05 when it sinks below 16° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
The Tuft in the Tail of the Dog (Collinder 140)
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Object type
Open cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 07h23m [1] |
| Declination: | −32°12' [1] |
| Constellation: | Canis Major |
| Magnitude: | 3.50 (V) [1] |