The Soul Nebula (Open Cluster)
Red-band image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 40 arcminutes across.
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From Fairfield , Soul Nebula is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky shortly before dawn, when it will be lost to twilight around 04:47, 65° above your north-eastern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible around 21:10 (EDT), 17° above your northern horizon.
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Name
Soul Nebula
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Object Type
Open Cluster
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Position
| Constellation: | Cassiopeia |
| Magnitude: | 6.50 (V) [3] 6.87 (B) [2] 6.80 (P) [3] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.37 |
| Right ascension: | 02h51m [2] |
| Declination: | +60°24' [2] |
| Distance: | 2.0 kpc 6.5 klyr [1] |
Derived Quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -4.71 |
Visibility from Fairfield
All times shown in Fairfield local time.