The Pinwheel Cluster (Open Cluster)

From Fairfield , Pinwheel Cluster is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 18:07 (EST) as the dusk sky fades, 51° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:19, 82° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:21, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
Name
Pinwheel Cluster
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Object Type
Open Cluster
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Constellation: | Auriga |
Magnitude: | 6.00 (V) [3] 6.09 (B) [2] |
B-V Color (mag): | 0.09 |
Right ascension: | 05h36m [2] |
Declination: | +34°08' [2] |
Distance: | 1.3 kpc 4.3 klyr [1] |
Absolute mag (V): | -4.62 |
All times shown in Fairfield local time.