NGC663 (Open cluster)

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

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From South El Monte , NGC663 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 17:57 (PST), 38° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:10, 26° above your north-western horizon.

Name NGC663
Object type Open cluster
Other names
C 10[5]
NGC 663[2]
Cr 20[3]
Mel 11[4]
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

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