The open cluster NGC 2420

From Fairfield , NGC 2420 is visible between 18:29 and 05:05. It will become accessible around 18:29, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 23:45, 70° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible around 05:05 when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
Name
NGC 2420
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Object Type
Open Cluster
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Constellation: | Gemini |
Magnitude: | 8.30 (V) [3] 9.00 (B) [2] |
B-V Color (mag): | 0.70 |
Right ascension: | 07h38m [2] |
Declination: | +21°34' [2] |
Distance: | 2.5 kpc 8.1 klyr [1] |
Absolute mag (V): | -3.67 |
All times shown in Fairfield local time.