Melotte 71 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , Melotte 71 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 03:12 (PDT) – 3 hours and 22 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 25° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:34.
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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] |