M50 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 14 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , M50 is visible between 20:36 and 04:08. It will become accessible at around 20:36, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 00:22, 47° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 04:08 when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
M50
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Object type
Open cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 07h02m [3] |
| Declination: | −08°21' [3] |
| Constellation: | Monoceros |
| Magnitude: | 5.90 (V) [5] 6.27 (B) [3] |
| Angular dimensions: | 14.1 arcmin |
| Distance: | 950.0 parsec 3097.0 lightyrs [2] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.37 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -3.99 |
Sources