M50 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 14 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , M50 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 23:15, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:36, 39° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:31, 25° 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] |
| Distance: | 950.0 parsec 3097.0 lightyrs [2] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.37 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -3.99 |
Sources