The Heart-Shaped Cluster (Open Cluster)
Red-band image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 14 arcminutes across.
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From Ashburn , Heart-Shaped Cluster is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible at around 18:54 (EST) as the dusk sky fades, 32° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:13, 42° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 00:49, when it sinks to 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
Heart-Shaped Cluster
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Object Type
Open Cluster
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Position
| Constellation: | Monoceros |
| Magnitude: | 5.90 (V)[2] 6.27 (B)[1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.37 |
| Right Ascension: | 07h02m [1] |
| Declination: | -08°21' [1] |
| Distance: | 950.0 parsec 3097.0 lightyrs [1] |
Derived Quantities
| Absolute Mag (V): | -3.99 |