NGC : NGC1778

Celestial motion
Date: 2024-05-18
Astronomical night: 22:36 - 04:21 (GMT -5)
NGC1778 Celestial motion
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NGC1778 Celestial motion
Information about NGC1778

General information

Open Cluster NGC1778 has the magnitude of 8 and is placed in Auriga constellation. The cluster's apparent sizes are 7 angular minutes.
Because of low brightness and large angular size, cluster is available for observations through a 5-inch telescope.

Information for observations

Tonight, 2024-05-18, cluster NGC1778 is not reachable.
 

NGC1778 on the sky map

NGC1778 on the sky map
Object type

Open Cluster

Alternative names

Constellation

Auriga

Magnitude

8

Apparent size7'
Right ascension5h 8m 4s
Declination37° 1′ 24″

Catalogues

Messier

New General Catalogue (NGC)

NGC1778

International Catalogue (IC)

Nearest objects with greater magnitude
Object typeMagnitude
H I 45Double Star6.78
H V 22Double Star4.76
H IV 101Double Star6.65
H V 21Double Star4.52
H V 90Double Star3.97
H V 89Double Star2.6
H VI 34Double Star2.6
NGC1857Open Cluster7
IC410Bright Nebula7.5
NGC1893Open Cluster7.5
M38 / NGC1912Open Cluster6.4
M36 / NGC1960Open Cluster6