The open cluster IC 1872
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
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From Ashburn , IC 1872 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:57 (EST), 38° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:37, 86° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:58, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
IC 1872
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Object Type
Open Cluster
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Source
Visibility from Ashburn
All times shown in Ashburn local time.