M48 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 28 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , M48 is visible between 19:19 and 03:12. It will become accessible at around 19:19, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 23:15, 50° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 03:12 when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
M48
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Object type
Open cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 08h13m [3] |
| Declination: | −05°45' [3] |
| Constellation: | Hydra |
| Magnitude: | 5.80 (V) [5] 6.11 (B) [3] |
| Angular dimensions: | 28.2 arcmin |
| Distance: | 770.0 parsec 2510.2 lightyrs [2] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.31 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -3.63 |
Sources