Cluster

M48

M48 · NGC 2548 · MWSC 1454

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Object data

Designation: M48
Also known as: NGC 2548, MWSC 1454
Type: Cluster
Constellation: Hydra
RA (J2000): 08h 13m 43s
Dec (J2000): -05° 45′ 02″
Magnitude: 5.8
Apparent size: 28.2′
Catalogue: Messier
Reference: Wikipedia

Catalogue values from OpenNGC (CC-BY-SA-4.0).

Best months to observe

From 51.5°N: best January to March, peaking at 32° at 22:00.

January: 24 degrees at 22:00
February: 32 degrees at 22:00
March: 30 degrees at 22:00
April: 18 degrees at 22:00
May: 1 degrees at 22:00
June: -18 degrees at 22:00
July: -34 degrees at 22:00
August: -44 degrees at 22:00
September: -41 degrees at 22:00
October: -28 degrees at 22:00
November: -9 degrees at 22:00
December: 9 degrees at 22:00

Your latitude

Degrees north, negative for south. Recomputed in your browser and remembered on this device.

Altitude at 22:00 local time on the 15th of each month. Twilight, moon and weather are your problem.