NGC1664 (Open cluster)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 11 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , NGC1664 will become visible at around 20:02 (PDT), 62° above your north-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 02:34.

Name NGC1664
Object type Open cluster
Other names
NGC 1664[2]
Cr 56[3]
Mel 27[4]
Position
Right ascension:04h51m [2]
Declination:+43°40' [2]
Constellation:Auriga
Magnitude:7.60 (V) [4]
8.02 (B) [2]
Angular dimensions:11.4 arcmin
Distance:1.2 kpc
3.9 klyr [1]
B-V Color (mag):0.42
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-2.79

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