The Pinwheel Cluster (Open Cluster)
Red-band image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
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From Fairfield , Pinwheel Cluster is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 18:45 (EST) as the dusk sky fades, 81° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 19:05, 82° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:07, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
Pinwheel Cluster
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Object Type
Open Cluster
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Position
| Constellation: | Auriga |
| Magnitude: | 6.00 (V) [3] 6.09 (B) [2] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.09 |
| Right ascension: | 05h36m [2] |
| Declination: | +34°08' [2] |
| Distance: | 1.3 kpc 4.3 klyr [1] |
Derived Quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -4.62 |