The Pinwheel Cluster (Open Cluster)
Red-band image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
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From Ashburn (click to change), Pinwheel Cluster is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 00:56 (EDT) – 5 hours and 24 minutes before the Sun – and reach an altitude of 41° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:09.
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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)[1] 6.09 (B)[1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.09 |
| Right Ascension: | 05h36m [1] |
| Declination: | +34°08' [1] |
| Distance: | 1.3 kpc 4.3 klyr [1] |
Derived Quantities
| Absolute Mag (V): | -4.62 |
Source