The open cluster NGC 136
Red-band image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
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From Cambridge , NGC 136 is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky at dusk, becoming accessible at around 18:31 (EST), 47° above your north-western horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:24, 21° above your northern horizon.
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Name
NGC 136
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Object Type
Open Cluster
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Other Names
Cr 4
Position
| Constellation: | Cassiopeia |
| Magnitude: | 11.30 (P)[2] |
| Right Ascension: | 00h31m [1] |
| Declination: | +61°30' [1] |
| Distance: | 4.1 kpc 13.3 klyr [1] |
Derived Quantities
| Absolute Mag (V): | -1.76 |