The open cluster NGC 1708
Red-band image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
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From Ashburn , NGC 1708 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 18:21 (EST) as the dusk sky fades, 58° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:08, 76° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:15, when it sinks to 22° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC 1708
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Object Type
Open Cluster
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Position
| Constellation: | Camelopardalis |
| Right Ascension: | 05h03m [1] |
| Declination: | +52°49' [1] |
| Distance: | 600.0 parsec 1956.0 lightyears [1] |
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