NGC129 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC129 is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky at 02:34, 72° above your northern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible at around 20:28 (EDT), 35° above your north-eastern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:56, 62° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC129
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Object type
Open cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 00h29m [2] |
| Declination: | +60°12' [2] |
| Constellation: | Cassiopeia |
| Magnitude: | 6.50 (V) [3] 7.33 (B) [2] |
| Distance: | 1.6 kpc 5.3 klyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.83 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -4.55 |
Sources