WEBDA page for open cluster Berkeley 42

Basic Parameters			DSS Image: 10 x 10 arcminutes
Right Ascension (2000)	19 05 06
Declination (2000)	+01 53 00
Galactic longitude	36.167
Galactic latitude	-2.178
Distance [pc]	1826
Reddening [mag]	0.760
Distance modulus [mag]	13.66
Log Age	9.325
Metallicity
Notes	May be a globular cluster

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