M67 (Open cluster)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 33 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , M67 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 00:51 (PDT) and reaching an altitude of 60° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 06:03.

Name M67
Object type Open cluster
Other names
M67[1]
NGC 2682[3]
Cr 204[4]
Mel 94[5]
Position
Right ascension:08h51m [3]
Declination:+11°48' [3]
Constellation:Cancer
Magnitude:6.90 (V) [5]
7.60 (B) [3]
Distance:908.0 parsec
2960.1 lightyrs [2]
B-V Color (mag):0.70
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-2.89

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