NGC1342 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC1342 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:48 (PST), 42° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:43, 86° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:31, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC1342
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Object type
Open cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 03h31m [2] |
| Declination: | +37°22' [2] |
| Constellation: | Perseus |
| Magnitude: | 6.70 (V) [4] 7.35 (B) [2] |
| Angular dimensions: | 6.3 arcmin |
| Distance: | 665.0 parsec 2167.9 lightyrs [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.65 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -2.41 |
Sources