NGC1817 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC1817 is visible between 18:00 and 04:00. It will become accessible at around 18:00, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 23:00, 65° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 04:00 when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC1817
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Object type
Open cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 05h12m [2] |
| Declination: | +16°41' [2] |
| Constellation: | Taurus |
| Magnitude: | 7.70 (V) [3] 8.44 (B) [2] |
| Distance: | 2.0 kpc 6.4 klyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.74 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -3.77 |
Sources