NGC637 (Open cluster)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From Los Angeles , NGC637 is visible in the dawn sky, becoming accessible around 22:49 (PDT), when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach an altitude of 57° before fading from view as dawn breaks at 04:50.

Name NGC637
Object type Open cluster
Other names
NGC 637[2]
Cr 17[3]
Position
Right ascension:01h43m [2]
Declination:+64°02' [2]
Constellation:Cassiopeia
Magnitude:8.20 (V) [3]
8.56 (B) [2]
Distance:2.5 kpc
8.1 klyr [1]
B-V Color (mag):0.36
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-3.79

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