NGC2428 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC2428 will become visible at around 20:23 (EDT), 31° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 00:57.
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Name
NGC2428
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Object type
Open cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 07h39m [2] |
| Declination: | −16°31' [2] |
| Constellation: | Puppis |
| Distance: | 2.1 kpc 6.8 klyr [1] |
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