NGC663 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC663 is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky at 02:39, 71° above your northern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible at around 19:54 (EDT), 31° above your north-eastern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:18, 59° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC663
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Object type
Open cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 01h46m [2] |
| Declination: | +61°13' [2] |
| Constellation: | Cassiopeia |
| Magnitude: | 7.10 (V) [5] 7.78 (B) [2] |
| Distance: | 2.4 kpc 7.9 klyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.68 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -4.82 |
Sources