NGC1708 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC1708 is visible in the dawn sky, becoming accessible around 02:38 (EDT), when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach an altitude of 31° before fading from view as dawn breaks at 03:56.
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Name
NGC1708
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Object type
Open cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 05h03m [2] |
| Declination: | +52°49' [2] |
| Constellation: | Camelopardalis |
| Distance: | 600.0 parsec 1956.0 lightyrs [1] |
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