Melotte 15 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , Melotte 15 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, 52° above your north-eastern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible at around 21:43 (EDT), 15° above your northern horizon.
Name
Melotte 15
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Object type
Open cluster
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Position
Right ascension: | 02h32m [1] |
Declination: | +61°27' [1] |
Constellation: | Cassiopeia |
Magnitude: | 6.50 (V) [1] |