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NGC 743 - Open Cluster in Cassiopeia

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 47.80°   Az: 46.31°   Direction: North-East

NGC 743 is a Open Cluster in the Cassiopeia constellation. NGC 743 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 743 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 743 - Open Cluster in Cassiopeia star
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DSS2 image of NGC 743 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (5.4 arcmin) and minor (5.4 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

02h 00m 19s
+60° 17’ 22”
18h 45m 45s
20h 46m 04s

J2000

01h 58m 31s
+60° 09’ 58”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 743 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 743 - Open Cluster in Cassiopeia.

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Finder chart for NGC 743 - Open Cluster in Cassiopeia.

Apparent Size

The following table reports NGC 743 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 743 is a visual representation of it.
5.4 arcmin
5.4 arcmin

Rise and Set Times

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

NGC 743 - Open Cluster in Cassiopeia is circumpolar and transits at 06:26 UTC (altitude: 81.2°)