NGC1778 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC1778 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 18:25, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:37, 84° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:32, 34° above your 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] |
| Distance: | 1.5 kpc 4.8 klyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.50 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -3.14 |
Sources