The open cluster NGC 1857
Red-band image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
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From Ashburn (click to change), NGC 1857 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 21:41 (EDT) – 9 hours and 11 minutes before the Sun – and reach an altitude of 80° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:48.
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Name
NGC 1857
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Object Type
Open Cluster
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Position
| Constellation: | Auriga |
| Magnitude: | 7.00 (V)[1] 8.08 (B)[1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.08 |
| Right Ascension: | 05h20m [1] |
| Declination: | +39°20' [1] |
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