NGC654 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC654 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 17:48 (PST), 55° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 19:52, 62° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:03, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC654
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Object type
Open cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 01h43m [2] |
| Declination: | +61°52' [2] |
| Constellation: | Cassiopeia |
| Magnitude: | 6.50 (V) [4] 7.34 (B) [2] |
| Angular dimensions: | 6.3 arcmin |
| Distance: | 2.4 kpc 7.9 klyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.84 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -5.41 |
Sources