The Dragonfly Cluster (NGC457)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , the Dragonfly Cluster is visible all night. It will become visible at around 17:34 (EST), 59° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:15, 72° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:06, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
The Dragonfly Cluster (NGC457)
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Object type
Open cluster
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 01h19m [2] |
| Declination: | +58°17' [2] |
| Constellation: | Cassiopeia |
| Magnitude: | 6.40 (V) [5] 6.97 (B) [2] |
| Distance: | 2.4 kpc 7.9 klyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.57 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -5.53 |
Sources