NGC2479 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC2479 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 01:17, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 03:36, 29° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:29, 24° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC2479
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Object type
Open cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 07h55m [2] |
| Declination: | −17°42' [2] |
| Constellation: | Puppis |
| Magnitude: | 9.60 (V) [2] |
| Distance: | 1.6 kpc 5.2 klyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -1.40 |
Sources