NGC1857 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC1857 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 18:05 (PST), 46° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:41, 84° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:34, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC1857
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Object type
Open cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 05h20m [1] |
| Declination: | +39°20' [1] |
| Constellation: | Auriga |
| Magnitude: | 7.00 (V) [3] 8.08 (B) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 4.5 arcmin |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.08 |
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