The open cluster NGC 133
Red-band image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
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From Fairfield , NGC 133 is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky shortly before dawn, when it will be lost to twilight at around 03:55, 50° above your north-eastern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible at around 21:53 (EDT), 17° above your northern horizon.
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Name
NGC 133
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Object Type
Open Cluster
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Other Names
Cr 3
Position
| Constellation: | Cassiopeia |
| Magnitude: | 9.40 (V)[2] |
| Right Ascension: | 00h31m [1] |
| Declination: | +63°21' [1] |
| Distance: | 630.0 parsec 2053.8 lightyrs [1] |
Derived Quantities
| Absolute Mag (V): | 0.40 |