The Butterfly Cluster (Open Cluster)

From Fairfield , Butterfly Cluster is visible between 21:53 and 00:50. It will become accessible around 21:53, when it rises to an altitude of 22° above your southern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 23:19, 25° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible around 00:50 when it sinks below 21° above your southern horizon.
Name
Butterfly Cluster
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Object Type
Open Cluster
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Constellation: | Puppis |
Magnitude: | 6.20 (V) [3] 6.57 (B) [2] |
B-V Color (mag): | 0.37 |
Right ascension: | 07h44m [2] |
Declination: | -23°51' [2] |
Distance: | 1.0 kpc 3.4 klyr [1] |
Absolute mag (V): | -3.88 |
All times shown in Fairfield local time.