Melotte 71 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , Melotte 71 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 00:23, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 03:27, 36° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:36, 28° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
Melotte 71
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Object type
Open cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 07h37m [1] |
| Declination: | −12°04' [1] |
| Constellation: | Puppis |
| Magnitude: | 7.10 (V) [1] |