The Alpha Persei Cluster (Melotte 20)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , the Alpha Persei Cluster is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 21:20, when it reaches an altitude of 12° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 05:33, 82° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:34, 82° above your northern horizon.
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Name
The Alpha Persei Cluster (Melotte 20)
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Object type
Open cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 03h20m [1] |
| Declination: | +48°10' [1] |
| Constellation: | Perseus |
| Magnitude: | 1.20 (V) [1] |