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NGC 136 - Open Cluster in Cassiopeia

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 70.10°   Az: 312.93°   Direction: North-West

NGC 136 is a Open Cluster in the Cassiopeia constellation. NGC 136 is situated close to the northern celestial pole and, as such, it is visible for most part of the year from the northern hemisphere.

The image below is a photograph of NGC 136 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 0.5000x0.5000 degrees (30.00x30.00 arcmins).

Image of NGC 136 - Open Cluster in Cassiopeia star
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DSS2 image of NGC 136 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (3.3 arcmin) and minor (3.3 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

00h 32m 57s
+61° 38’ 56”
02h 06m 38s
02h 39m 36s

J2000

00h 31m 31s
+61° 30’ 33”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 136 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 NGC 136 - Open Cluster in Cassiopeia.

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Finder chart for NGC 136 - Open Cluster in Cassiopeia.

Apparent Size

The following table reports NGC 136 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 136 is a visual representation of it.
3.3 arcmin
3.3 arcmin

Rise and Set Times

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

NGC 136 - Open Cluster in Cassiopeia is circumpolar and transits at 08:43 UTC (altitude: 79.8°)