NGC436 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC436 is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky at 03:20, 73° above your northern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible at around 20:28 (EDT), 29° above your north-eastern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:56, 67° above your north-western horizon.
Name
NGC436
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Object type
Open cluster
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Position
Right ascension: | 01h15m [2] |
Declination: | +58°49' [2] |
Constellation: | Cassiopeia |
Magnitude: | 8.80 (V) [4] 8.01 (B) [2] |
Distance: | 3.0 kpc 9.8 klyr [1] |
B-V Color (mag): | -0.79 |
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V): | -3.60 |
Sources