NGC2520 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC2520 is visible between 00:31 and 04:23. It will become accessible at around 00:31, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 02:27, 27° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 04:23 when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC2520
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Object type
Open cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 08h04m [2] |
| Declination: | −28°08' [2] |
| Constellation: | Puppis |
| Magnitude: | 6.50 (V) [2] 6.81 (B) [2] |
| Distance: | 601.0 parsec 1959.3 lightyrs [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.31 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -2.39 |
Sources