The open cluster NGC 1708
Red-band image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
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From Seattle , NGC 1708 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 20:05, when it rises 21° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:16, 84° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 06:24, 69° 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 [2] |
| Declination: | +52°49' [2] |
| Distance: | 600.0 parsec 1956.0 lightyrs [1] |
Visibility from Seattle
All times shown in Seattle local time.