NGC1647 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 27 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC1647 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 19:27, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:36, 67° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:36, 23° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC1647
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Object type
Open cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 04h45m [2] |
| Declination: | +19°05' [2] |
| Constellation: | Taurus |
| Magnitude: | 6.40 (V) [4] 6.82 (B) [2] |
| Distance: | 540.0 parsec 1760.4 lightyrs [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.42 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -2.26 |
Sources