The open cluster NGC 956
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
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From San Diego , NGC 956 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 21:04, when it reaches an altitude of 22° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 03:06, 78° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:40, 57° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC 956
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Object Type
Open Cluster
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Visibility from San Diego
All times shown in San Diego local time.