The Cooling Tower (Open Cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
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From Seattle , Cooling Tower is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 19:29 (PDT), 80° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 19:38, 80° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:15, when it sinks below 22° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
Cooling Tower
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Object Type
Open Cluster
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Position
| Constellation: | Cygnus |
| Magnitude: | 6.60 (V) [4] 7.30 (B) [3] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.70 |
| Right ascension: | 20h23m [3] |
| Declination: | +38°30' [3] |
| Distance: | 1.1 kpc 3.7 klyr [2] |
Derived Quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -3.70 |
Visibility from Seattle
All times shown in Seattle local time.