NGC1502 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC1502 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 17:52 (PST), 44° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:44, 61° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:57, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western 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] |
| Angular dimensions: | 10.2 arcmin |
| Distance: | 1.0 kpc 3.3 klyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.57 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -3.10 |
Sources