NGC2408 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
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From Cambridge , NGC2408 is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky at 02:02, 60° above your northern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible at around 17:24 (EST), 29° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:48, 50° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC2408
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Object type
Open cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 07h40m [1] |
| Declination: | +71°40' [1] |
| Constellation: | Camelopardalis |
Source
Visibility from Cambridge
All times shown in Cambridge local time.