NGC2428 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC2428 is visible from soon after it rises, at 05:41, until soon before it sets at 15:42. Always take extreme caution when trying to make daytime observations of the Moon while the Sun is above the horizon.
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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