Melotte 186 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
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From South El Monte , Melotte 186 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:07 (PDT), 46° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:19, 58° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:10, when it sinks below 15° above your western horizon.
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Name
Melotte 186
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Object type
Open cluster
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Visibility from South El Monte
All times shown in South El Monte local time.