The Pinwheel Cluster (Open Cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
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From Fairfield , Pinwheel Cluster is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 01:44 (EDT) – 3 hours and 57 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 23° above the north-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks around 04:25.
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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) [5] 6.09 (B) [3] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.09 |
| Right ascension: | 05h36m [3] |
| Declination: | +34°08' [3] |
| Distance: | 1.3 kpc 4.3 klyr [2] |
Derived Quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -4.62 |
Sources
Visibility from Fairfield
All times shown in Fairfield local time.