NGC957 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Northridge , NGC957 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 21:43, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:36, 66° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:25, 65° above your northern horizon.
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Name
NGC957
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Object type
Open cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 02h33m [2] |
| Declination: | +57°34' [2] |
| Constellation: | Perseus |
| Magnitude: | 7.60 (V) [3] 8.34 (B) [2] |
| Distance: | 2.2 kpc 7.2 klyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.74 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -4.11 |
Sources