NGC1708 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC1708 will become visible at around 21:10 (EDT), 27° above your north-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, becoming tricky to observe after 22:01 when it dips 21° above your north-western horizon.
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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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