NGC957 (Open cluster)
From Cambridge , NGC957 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 17:24 (EST), 55° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:44, 74° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:42, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
Name
NGC957
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Object type
Open cluster
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Right ascension: | 02h33m [2] |
Declination: | +57°34' [2] |
Constellation: | Perseus |
Magnitude: | 7.60 (V) [3] 8.34 (B) [2] |
Distance: | 2.2 kpc 7.2 klyr [1] |
B-V Color (mag): | 0.74 |
Absolute mag (V): | -4.11 |
All times shown in Cambridge local time.