M52 (Open cluster)

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R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
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From Ashburn , M52 is visible in both the dusk and dawn skies. In the evening, it will become visible at around 20:24 (EDT), 23° above your north-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, becoming tricky to observe after 20:40 when it dips 21° above your north-western horizon. At 04:47, it will return to an altitude of 21° above your north-eastern horizon, and reach an altitude of 29° before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 06:09.

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Name M52
Object type Open cluster
Other names
The Cassiopeia Salt-and-Pepper
M52[1]
NGC 7654[3]
Cr 455[4]
Mel 243[5]
Position
Right ascension:23h24m [3]
Declination:+61°35' [3]
Constellation:Cassiopeia
Magnitude:6.90 (V) [5]
Distance:1.4 kpc
4.6 klyr [2]
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-3.83
Visibility from Ashburn

All times shown in Ashburn local time.

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39.04°N
77.49°W
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