Melotte 31 (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 31 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 18:27, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:04, 89° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:38, 22° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
Melotte 31
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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.