Melotte 72 (Open cluster)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , Melotte 72 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 03:25 (PDT) – 3 hours and 6 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 23° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:31.

Name Melotte 72
Object type Open cluster
Position
Right ascension:07h38m [1]
Declination:−10°41' [1]
Constellation:Monoceros
Magnitude:10.10 (V) [1]

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