NGC1980 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC1980 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:59 (PDT) – 3 hours and 12 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 26° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:19.
Name
NGC1980
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Object type
Open cluster
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Position
Right ascension: | 05h35m [2] |
Declination: | −05°54' [2] |
Constellation: | Orion |
Magnitude: | 2.50 (V) [3] |
Distance: | 550.0 parsec 1793.0 lightyrs [1] |
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V): | -6.20 |
Sources