IC166 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , IC166 is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky at 20:48, 69° above your northern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible at around 17:34 (EST), 54° above your north-eastern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:49, 19° above your northern horizon.
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Name
IC166
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Object type
Open cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 01h52m [2] |
| Declination: | +61°51' [2] |
| Constellation: | Cassiopeia |
| Magnitude: | 11.70 (V) [2] 13.00 (B) [2] |
| Distance: | 4.8 kpc 15.6 klyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.30 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -1.71 |
Sources