The open cluster IC 3859

From Fairfield , IC 3859 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:50 (EDT) as the dusk sky fades, 24° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:50, 39° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:10, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
Name
IC 3859
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Object Type
Open Cluster
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Constellation: | Virgo |
Magnitude: | 14.94 (B) [2] 11.31 (J) [2] 10.62 (H) [2] 10.39 (K) [2] |
Hubble type: | Sc |
Right ascension: | 12h54m [2] |
Declination: | -09°07' [2] |
Distance: | 67.9 Mpc 221.4 Mlyr [1] |
Absolute mag (V): | -19.22 |
All times shown in Fairfield local time.