NGC : NGC1746

Celestial motion
Date: 2024-04-18
Astronomical night: 21:52 - 05:10 (GMT -5)
NGC1746 Celestial motion
TimeElevationAzimuth
RiseDusk13°290° (West)
Set23:110°302° (Northwest)
Maximum elevation

Dusk

14°

290° (West)

Elevation

NGC1746 Celestial motion
Information about NGC1746

General information

Open Cluster NGC1746 has the magnitude of 6 and is placed in Taurus constellation. The cluster's apparent sizes are 42 angular minutes.
Because of low brightness and large angular size, cluster is available for observations through a 5-inch telescope.

Information for observations

Tonight, 2024-04-18, cluster NGC1746 will become observable at west as the dusk sky fades, 13° above your horizon, at 21:52. At this time, the object will be at its highest elevation. At 23:11 the object will sink below the horizon at northwest.
 

NGC1746 on the sky map

NGC1746 on the sky map
Object type

Open Cluster

Alternative names

Constellation

Taurus

Magnitude

6

Apparent size42'
Right ascension5h 3m 50s
Declination23° 46′ 12″

Catalogues

Messier

New General Catalogue (NGC)

NGC1746

International Catalogue (IC)

Nearest objects with greater magnitude
Object typeMagnitude
H VI 105Double Star5.85
H V 114Double Star5.51
H V 115Double Star4.88
H II 75Double Star5.83
H VI 40Double Star3.64