M67 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 33 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , M67 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 18:31 (PST), 22° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:14, 67° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:59, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
M67
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Object type
Open cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 08h51m [3] |
| Declination: | +11°48' [3] |
| Constellation: | Cancer |
| Magnitude: | 6.90 (V) [5] 7.60 (B) [3] |
| Angular dimensions: | 33.0 arcmin |
| Distance: | 908.0 parsec 2960.1 lightyrs [2] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.70 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -2.89 |
Sources