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NGC 752 - Open Cluster in Andromeda

Altitude: 0.7°   Azimuth: 345.9°   Direction: North-North-West

NGC 752 is a Open Cluster in the Andromeda constellation. NGC 752 is situated north of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere.

The image below is a photograph of NGC 752 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 1.3x1.3 degrees (78x78 arcmins).

Image of NGC 752 - Open Cluster in Andromeda star
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DSS2 image of NGC 752 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (39 arcmin) and minor (39 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Key facts about NGC 752

NGC 752
Open Cluster
Andromeda

NGC 752 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 0.7°
Azimuth: 345.9°
Direction: North-North-West

See also NGC 752 rise and set times.

Given its visual magnitude of 5.7, NGC 752 is easily visible with the help of a small binocular.

Available Resources for NGC 752 - Open Cluster in Andromeda

Photometric information of NGC 752

The following table lists the magnitude of NGC 752 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).

6.47
5.7

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

Apparent size of NGC 752

The following table reports NGC 752 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 752 is a visual representation of it.
39 arcmin
39 arcmin

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of NGC 752

Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of NGC 752 are provided in the following table:

01h 57m 34s
+37° 50’ 00”

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 752 in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.

Finder chart NGC 752 - Open Cluster in Andromeda star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 752 - Open Cluster in Andromeda.

Finder chart NGC 752 - Open Cluster in Andromeda star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 752 - Open Cluster in Andromeda.

Rise and set times of NGC 752 from your location

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

Today's NGC 752 - Open Cluster in Andromeda rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 52.2°
Max altitude: 76.4°
Azimuth: 307.8°