NGC1662 (Open cluster)

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R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 13 arcminutes across.
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From Ashburn , NGC1662 will become visible at around 20:23 (EDT), 49° above your south-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 00:49.

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Name NGC1662
Object type Open cluster
Other names
NGC 1662[2]
Cr 55[3]
Position
Right ascension:04h48m [2]
Declination:+10°55' [2]
Constellation:Orion
Magnitude:6.40 (V) [3]
7.00 (B) [2]
Distance:437.0 parsec
1424.6 lightyrs [1]
B-V Color (mag):0.60
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-1.80
Visibility from Ashburn

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39.04°N
77.49°W
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