NGC1798 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC1798 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 22:17 (PDT) and reaching an altitude of 61° above the north-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:18.
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Name
NGC1798
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Object type
Open cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 05h11m [2] |
| Declination: | +47°41' [2] |
| Constellation: | Auriga |
| Distance: | 4.6 kpc 14.9 klyr [1] |
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