NGC7243 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 15 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC7243 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 19:01 (PDT), 67° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:32, 74° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:55, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC7243
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Object type
Open cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 22h15m [2] |
| Declination: | +49°53' [2] |
| Constellation: | Lacerta |
| Magnitude: | 6.40 (V) [5] 6.54 (B) [2] |
| Distance: | 808.0 parsec 2634.1 lightyrs [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.14 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -3.14 |
Sources