NGC7243 (Open cluster)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 15 arcminutes across.

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From Fairfield , NGC7243 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 17:38 (EST), 80° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 18:02, 81° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:03, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.

Name NGC7243
Object type Open cluster
Other names
C 16[5]
NGC 7243[2]
Cr 448[3]
Mel 240[4]
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

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