The open cluster NGC 189
Red-band image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
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From Seattle , NGC 189 is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky at 01:53, 76° above your northern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible around 20:24 (PDT), 43° above your north-eastern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:39, 55° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC 189
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Object Type
Open Cluster
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Other Names
Cr 462
Position
| Constellation: | Cassiopeia |
| Magnitude: | 8.80 (V) [3] 9.07 (B) [2] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.27 |
| Right ascension: | 00h39m [2] |
| Declination: | +61°05' [2] |
| Distance: | 752.0 parsec 2451.5 lightyrs [1] |
Derived Quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -0.58 |