NGC1662 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 13 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC1662 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 22:41, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 03:24, 66° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 06:03, 46° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC1662
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Object type
Open cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 04h48m [2] |
| Declination: | +10°55' [2] |
| Constellation: | Orion |
| Magnitude: | 6.40 (V) [3] 7.00 (B) [2] |
| Distance: | 437.0 parsec 1424.6 lightyrs [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.60 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -1.80 |
Sources