M25 (Open cluster)

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R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 14 arcminutes across.
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From Cambridge , M25 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:41 (EDT), 23° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:30, 28° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:02, when it sinks below 19° above your south-western horizon.

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Name M25
Object type Open cluster
Other names
M25[1]
IC 4725[3]
Cr 382[4]
Mel 204[5]
Position
Right ascension:18h31m [3]
Declination:−19°06' [3]
Constellation:Sagittarius
Magnitude:4.60 (V) [5]
5.29 (B) [3]
Distance:620.0 parsec
2021.2 lightyrs [2]
B-V Color (mag):0.69
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-4.36
Visibility from Cambridge

All times shown in Cambridge local time.

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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