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 will become visible at around 20:48 (PDT), 22° above your south-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 3 hours and 6 minutes after the Sun at 22:48.
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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] |