The open cluster IC 348
Red-band image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
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From Cambridge , IC 348 will become visible at around 18:25 (EST) as the dusk sky fades, 76° above your south-western horizon. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 8 hours and 49 minutes after the Sun at 02:06.
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Name
IC 348
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Object Type
Open Cluster
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Other Names
Cr 41
Position
| Constellation: | Perseus |
| Magnitude: | 7.30 (V)[2] |
| Right Ascension: | 03h44m [1] |
| Declination: | +32°09' [1] |
| Distance: | 385.0 parsec 1255.1 lightyrs [1] |
Derived Quantities
| Absolute Mag (V): | -0.63 |