M52 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , M52 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 19:10 (PDT), 49° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:17, 62° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 05:26, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western 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