The open cluster NGC 956
Red-band image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
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From Ashburn (click to change), NGC 956 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 19:24 (EDT) as the dusk sky fades, 23° above your north-eastern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 06:18, 40° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC 956
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Object Type
Open Cluster
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Other Names
Cr 27
Position
| Constellation: | Andromeda |
| Magnitude: | 8.90 (V)[1] |
| Right Ascension: | 02h32m [1] |
| Declination: | +44°35' [1] |
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