NGC2459 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Northridge , NGC2459 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 03:24 (PDT) – 3 hours and 2 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 24° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:25.
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Name
NGC2459
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Object type
Open cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 07h52m [1] |
| Declination: | +09°33' [1] |
| Constellation: | Canis Minor |
Source