NGC136 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
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From Cambridge , NGC136 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, 39° above your north-eastern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible at around 21:24 (EDT), 13° above your northern horizon.
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Name
NGC136
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Object type
Open cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 00h31m [2] |
| Declination: | +61°30' [2] |
| Constellation: | Cassiopeia |
| Magnitude: | 11.30 (P) [3] |
| Distance: | 4.1 kpc 13.3 klyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -1.76 |
Visibility from Cambridge
All times shown in Cambridge local time.