M52 (Open cluster)
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.
Name
M52
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Object type
Open cluster
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Right ascension: | 23h24m [3] |
Declination: | +61°35' [3] |
Constellation: | Cassiopeia |
Magnitude: | 6.90 (V) [5] |
Distance: | 1.4 kpc 4.6 klyr [2] |
Absolute mag (V): | -3.83 |
All times shown in Ashburn local time.