NGC : NGC1857

Celestial motion
Date: 2024-04-26
Astronomical night: 22:03 - 04:56 (GMT -5)
NGC1857 Celestial motion
TimeElevationAzimuth
RiseDusk18°306° (Northwest)
Set00:220°326° (Northwest)
Maximum elevation

Dusk

19°

306° (Northwest)

Elevation

NGC1857 Celestial motion
Information about NGC1857

General information

Open Cluster NGC1857 has the magnitude of 7 and is placed in Auriga constellation. The cluster's apparent sizes are 6 angular minutes.
Because of low brightness and large angular size, cluster is available for observations through a 5-inch telescope.

Information for observations

2024-04-26 cluster NGC1857 will become observable at northwest as the dusk sky fades, 18° above your horizon, at 22:03. At this time, the object will be at its highest elevation. At 00:22 the object will sink below the horizon at northwest.
 

NGC1857 on the sky map

NGC1857 on the sky map
Object type

Open Cluster

Alternative names

Constellation

Auriga

Magnitude

7

Apparent size6'
Right ascension5h 20m 3.4s
Declination39° 17′ 24″

Catalogues

Messier

New General Catalogue (NGC)

NGC1857

International Catalogue (IC)

Nearest objects with greater magnitude
Object typeMagnitude
H I 45Double Star6.78
H V 22Double Star4.76
H V 21Double Star4.52
H V 90Double Star3.97
H V 89Double Star2.6
H VI 34Double Star2.6
M38 / NGC1912Open Cluster6.4