NGC744 (Open cluster)

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R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 11 arcminutes across.
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From Cambridge , NGC744 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 17:24 (EST), 54° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:53, 76° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:35, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.

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Name NGC744
Object type Open cluster
Other names
Position
Right ascension:01h58m [2]
Declination:+55°28' [2]
Constellation:Perseus
Magnitude:7.90 (V) [3]
8.38 (B) [2]
Distance:1.2 kpc
3.9 klyr [1]
B-V Color (mag):0.48
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-2.51
Visibility from Cambridge

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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