NGC659 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC659 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 04:27, 27° above your north-eastern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible at around 21:10 (EDT), 16° above your northern horizon.
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Name
NGC659
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Object type
Open cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 01h44m [2] |
| Declination: | +60°40' [2] |
| Constellation: | Cassiopeia |
| Magnitude: | 7.90 (V) [4] 8.40 (B) [2] |
| Distance: | 1.9 kpc 6.3 klyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.50 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -3.54 |
Sources