NGC957 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC957 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 17:30 (EST), 62° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 19:53, 74° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:51, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western 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