M48 (Open cluster)
![M48 Image of M48](https://in-the-sky.org/image.php?style=medium&userimg=19910715_115902_49e66d720441.png)
From Fairfield , M48 is not observable – it will reach its highest point in the sky during daytime and is 30° below the horizon at dawn.
Name
M48
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Object type
Open cluster
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Right ascension: | 08h13m [3] |
Declination: | −05°45' [3] |
Constellation: | Hydra |
Magnitude: | 5.80 (V) [5] 6.11 (B) [3] |
Distance: | 770.0 parsec 2510.2 lightyrs [2] |
B-V Color (mag): | 0.31 |
Absolute mag (V): | -3.63 |
All times shown in Fairfield local time.