NGC136 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC136 is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky at 03:35, 70° above your northern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible at around 20:56 (EDT), 32° above your north-eastern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:36, 68° above your northern horizon.
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Name
NGC136
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Object type
Open cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 00h31m [2] |
| Declination: | +61°30' [2] |
| Constellation: | Cassiopeia |
| Magnitude: | 11.30 (P) [3] |
| Distance: | 4.1 kpc 13.3 klyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -1.76 |
Sources