M52 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , M52 is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky shortly before dawn, when it will be lost to twilight at around 04:11, 69° above your northern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible at around 21:43 (EDT), 30° above your north-eastern horizon.
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Name
M52
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Object type
Open cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 23h24m [3] |
| Declination: | +61°35' [3] |
| Constellation: | Cassiopeia |
| Magnitude: | 6.90 (V) [5] |
| Distance: | 1.4 kpc 4.6 klyr [2] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -3.83 |
Sources