M23 (Open cluster)
![M23 Image of M23](https://in-the-sky.org/image.php?style=medium&userimg=19910715_115905_1e15eb0edb53.png)
From Cambridge , M23 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:58 (EDT), 28° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:01, 28° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 23:18, when it sinks below 20° above your south-western horizon.
Name
M23
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Object type
Open cluster
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Right ascension: | 17h57m [3] |
Declination: | −18°59' [3] |
Constellation: | Sagittarius |
Magnitude: | 5.50 (V) [5] 6.03 (B) [3] |
Distance: | 628.0 parsec 2047.3 lightyrs [2] |
B-V Color (mag): | 0.53 |
Absolute mag (V): | -3.49 |
All times shown in Cambridge local time.