Melotte 72 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , Melotte 72 is visible between 21:45 and 04:57. It will become accessible at around 21:45, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 01:21, 45° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 04:57 when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
Melotte 72
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Object type
Open cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 07h38m [1] |
| Declination: | −10°41' [1] |
| Constellation: | Monoceros |
| Magnitude: | 10.10 (V) [1] |