NGC609 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC609 is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky shortly before dawn, when it will be lost to twilight at around 04:18, 30° above your north-eastern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible at around 21:02 (EDT), 20° above your northern horizon.
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Name
NGC609
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Object type
Open cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 01h36m [2] |
| Declination: | +64°32' [2] |
| Constellation: | Cassiopeia |
| Magnitude: | 11.00 (V) [3] 12.31 (B) [2] |
| Distance: | 4.0 kpc 13.0 klyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.31 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -2.00 |
Sources