M48 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 28 arcminutes across.
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From San Diego , M48 is visible between 19:34 and 03:31. It will become accessible around 19:34, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 23:33, 51° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible around 03:31 when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
M48
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Object type
Open cluster
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Position
| Constellation: | Hydra |
| Magnitude: | 5.80 (V) [5] 6.11 (B) [3] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.31 |
| Right ascension: | 08h13m [3] |
| Declination: | -05°45' [3] |
| Distance: | 770.0 parsec 2510.2 lightyrs [2] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -3.63 |
Sources
Visibility from San Diego
All times shown in San Diego local time.