NGC2428 (Open cluster)

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R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
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From Cambridge , NGC2428 is visible between 23:34 and 04:29. It will become accessible at around 23:34, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 02:01, 31° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 04:29 when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.

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Name NGC2428
Object type Open cluster
Position
Right ascension:07h39m [2]
Declination:−16°31' [2]
Constellation:Puppis
Distance:2.1 kpc
6.8 klyr [1]
Visibility from Cambridge

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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