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Messier 34 - Open Cluster in Perseus

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 22.52°   Az: 48.60°   Direction: North-East

Messier 34 is a Open Cluster in the Perseus constellation. Messier 34 is situated north of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Given its visual magnitude of 5.2, Messier 34 is barely visible to the naked eye, easily visible with the help of a small binocular.

The image below is a photograph of Messier 34 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.7500x0.7500 degrees (45.00x45.00 arcmins).

Image of Messier 34 - Open Cluster in Perseus star
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DSS2 image of Messier 34 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (22.5 arcmin) and minor (22.5 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

02h 43m 45s
+42° 51’ 11”
16h 43m 45s
19h 27m 31s

J2000

02h 42m 06s
+42° 44’ 46”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of Messier 34 in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.

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Finder chart for Messier 34 - Open Cluster in Perseus.

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Finder chart for Messier 34 - Open Cluster in Perseus.

Photometric Information

The following table lists the magnitude of Messier 34 in different bands of the electomagnetic spectrum (when available), from the B band (445nm wavelength, corresponding to the Blue color), to the V band ( 551nm wavelength, corresponding to Green/Yellow color), to the J, H, K bands (corresponding to 1220nm, 1630nm, 2190nm wavelengths respectively, which are colors not visible to the human eye).

5.37
5.2

For more information about photometry in astronomy, check the photometric system article on Wikipedia.

Apparent Size

The following table reports Messier 34 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of Messier 34 is a visual representation of it.
22.5 arcmin
22.5 arcmin

Rise and Set Times

Location: Greenwich, UK
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Messier 34 - Open Cluster in Perseus is circumpolar and transits at 11:17 UTC (altitude: 81.4°)