NGC1245 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 11 arcminutes across.
From Jacksonville , NGC1245 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 18:34 (EST), 54° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:17, 73° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:15, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC1245
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Object type
Open cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 03h14m [2] |
| Declination: | +47°14' [2] |
| Constellation: | Perseus |
| Magnitude: | 8.40 (V) [4] 9.16 (B) [2] |
| Distance: | 2.8 kpc 9.1 klyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.76 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -3.84 |
Sources