The Auriga Salt-and-Pepper (Open Cluster)
Red-band image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 11 arcminutes across.
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From Ashburn (click to change), Auriga Salt-and-Pepper is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 01:21 (EDT) – 4 hours and 59 minutes before the Sun – and reach an altitude of 37° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:09.
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Name
Auriga Salt-and-Pepper
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Object Type
Open Cluster
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Position
| Constellation: | Auriga |
| Magnitude: | 5.60 (V)[1] 6.19 (B)[1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.59 |
| Right Ascension: | 05h52m [1] |
| Declination: | +32°33' [1] |
| Distance: | 1.4 kpc 4.5 klyr [1] |
Derived Quantities
| Absolute Mag (V): | -5.10 |
Source