IC348 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , IC348 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:45 (PST), 30° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:35, 88° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:10, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
IC348
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Object type
Open cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 03h44m [2] |
| Declination: | +32°09' [2] |
| Constellation: | Perseus |
| Magnitude: | 7.30 (V) [3] |
| Distance: | 385.0 parsec 1255.1 lightyrs [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -0.63 |
Sources