NGC2420 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC2420 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 22:11, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 03:28, 70° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:36, 56° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC2420
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Object type
Open cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 07h38m [2] |
| Declination: | +21°34' [2] |
| Constellation: | Gemini |
| Magnitude: | 8.30 (V) [4] 9.00 (B) [2] |
| Distance: | 2.5 kpc 8.1 klyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.70 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -3.67 |
Sources