The Butterfly Cluster (Open Cluster)
Red-band image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 15 arcminutes across.
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From Ashburn , Butterfly Cluster is visible between 20:04 and 23:45. It will become accessible at around 20:04, when it rises 21° above your south-eastern horizon, and then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:55, 27° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 23:45 when it sinks to 22° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
Butterfly Cluster
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Object Type
Open Cluster
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Position
| Constellation: | Puppis |
| Magnitude: | 6.20 (V)[2] 6.57 (B)[1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.37 |
| Right Ascension: | 07h44m [1] |
| Declination: | -23°51' [1] |
| Distance: | 1.0 kpc 3.4 klyr [1] |
Derived Quantities
| Absolute Mag (V): | -3.88 |