The Dragonfly Cluster (NGC457)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
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From Seattle , the Dragonfly Cluster is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky at 20:53, 79° above your northern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible at around 17:40 (PST), 59° above your north-eastern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 06:11, 21° above your northern horizon.
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Name
The Dragonfly Cluster (NGC457)
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Object type
Open cluster
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 01h19m [2] |
| Declination: | +58°17' [2] |
| Constellation: | Cassiopeia |
| Magnitude: | 6.40 (V) [5] 6.97 (B) [2] |
| Distance: | 2.4 kpc 7.9 klyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.57 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -5.53 |
Sources
Visibility from Seattle
All times shown in Seattle local time.