NGC1502 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC1502 is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky at dusk, becoming accessible at around 19:59 (EDT), 60° above your north-western horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 06:04, 13° above your northern horizon.
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Name
NGC1502
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Object type
Open cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 04h07m [2] |
| Declination: | +62°19' [2] |
| Constellation: | Camelopardalis |
| Magnitude: | 6.90 (V) [3] 7.47 (B) [2] |
| Distance: | 1.0 kpc 3.3 klyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.57 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -3.10 |
Sources