Collinder 387 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , Collinder 387 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:15 (PDT), 30° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:14, 47° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:58, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
Name
Collinder 387
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Object type
Open cluster
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Position
Right ascension: | 18h39m [1] |
Declination: | −08°28' [1] |
Constellation: | Scutum |
Magnitude: | 8.60 (V) [1] |