The Spiral Cluster (Open Cluster)

From Ashburn , Spiral Cluster is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 18:21 (EST) as the dusk sky fades, 80° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 19:06, 86° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:42, when it sinks below 20° above your north-western horizon.
Name
Spiral Cluster
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Object Type
Open Cluster
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Constellation: | Perseus |
Magnitude: | 5.20 (V) [3] 5.37 (B) [2] |
B-V Color (mag): | 0.17 |
Right ascension: | 02h42m [2] |
Declination: | +42°44' [2] |
Distance: | 499.0 parsec 1626.7 lightyrs [1] |
Absolute mag (V): | -3.29 |
All times shown in Ashburn local time.