NGC869 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 14 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC869 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 17:46 (PST), 49° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:02, 66° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:03, when it sinks below 20° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC869
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Object type
Open cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 02h18m [2] |
| Declination: | +57°07' [2] |
| Constellation: | Perseus |
| Magnitude: | 5.30 (V) [4] 4.30 (B) [2] |
| Distance: | 2.1 kpc 6.8 klyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.60 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -6.29 |
Sources