NGC1778 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC1778 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:48 (PST), 25° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:15, 87° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 05:02, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC1778
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Object type
Open cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 05h08m [2] |
| Declination: | +37°01' [2] |
| Constellation: | Auriga |
| Magnitude: | 7.70 (V) [3] 8.20 (B) [2] |
| Angular dimensions: | 4.5 arcmin |
| Distance: | 1.5 kpc 4.8 klyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.50 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -3.14 |
Sources