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NGC1857 Observation Details

NGC1857 Daily Motion

NGC1857 will rise before twilight begins, at 12:02, and will reach 38° elevation by the time twilight commences at 16:03. It will reach its transit at 88° by 20:36 and gradually fade away as the night ends at 04:20, maintaining an elevation of around 6°.
NGC1857 will be visible until May, 4, when it will move too close to the Sun. During this time, its proximity to the Sun will cause it to disappear from the night sky, making it unobservable for a while.

NGC1857 Visibility Timetable on January 03

NGC1857 Rise and Set Timetable

	Time	Elevation
NGC1857 rise	12:02
Moon Rise, 99.6% illuminated	14:13	19°
Sunset	15:00	27°
Civil sunset	15:30	32°
Astrosession begin	16:35	43°
NGC1857 transit	20:36	88°
Astrosession end	03:49	11°
Civil sunrise	04:53	2°
NGC1857 set	05:09
Moon Set	05:58	-5°

Track NGC1857 Position Throughout the Night

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Where is NGC1857 right now?

NGC1857 is located in the constellation Auriga, at right ascension 05h 20m 05s" and declination 39° 20' 36s. At the current time, it is below the horizon and not visible from your location.

NGC1857 Image Gallery

DSS Blue

These images are valuable for highlighting the presence of younger, hotter stars, which emit more light in the blue wavelengths.

DSS Red

These images are excellent for detecting older, cooler stars, as well as emission nebulae, which glow primarily in the red due to hydrogen alpha emissions.

DSS Near-Infrared

NGC1857 photo taken with Near-Infrared filter

These images can penetrate dust clouds that obscure visible light, revealing structures and objects hidden within.

DSS Composite image

DSS Color images are composite images created by combining the blue, red, and often near-infrared images to produce a full-color representation.

The photos are taken from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2), which was produced at the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) under NASA contract, using data from the UK Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), the European Southern Observatory (ESO), and the National Geographic Society-Palomar Observatory Sky Survey (POSS II).

Special thanks to the National Optical Astronomy Observatory (NOAO), the Royal Observatory, Edinburgh, and the California Institute of Technology for their significant contributions.

Finder Chart for NGC1857

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Object name	NGC1857
Field of view
Limiting magnitude
NGC1857 coordinates	5.33488, 39.34361
Center coordinates	5.33488, 39.34361

NGC1857 Passage Through Night

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Current position of NGC1857

Time	11:26
Latitude	37.3541
Longitude	-121.955
NGC1857 elevation	-4°
NGC1857 Azimuth	-31°

Here you can see the current position of the NGC1857 on the map, as well as its positions for rise and set. This tool allows you to track the NGC1857's movement throughout the night, providing you with accurate and up-to-date information.

Annual motion of NGC1857

Date	Sat, 3 January 2026
Twighlight start	16:30
Twighlight end	03:42
Twighlight duration	11h 12m
Rise	11:58
Set	05:05
Elevation at transit	88°
Transit time	20:32
Equatorial coordinates	RA: 05h 20m 05s", Dec: 39° 20' 36s
Magnitude	7
Constellation	Auriga

The graph illustrates the annual visibility pattern of a NGC1857, providing a comprehensive overview of its daily appearances and transit times throughout the year.
The graph is structured with the vertical axis showing the hours of the day, ranging from 12 AM to 12 AM the next day, while the horizontal axis spans each day of the year.
The reddish shaded area indicates the periods when the NGC1857 is above the horizon, visible to observers. The white line marks the times when the celestial object reaches its highest point in the sky each day, known as the transit.

Astrometric & Physical Parameters of NGC1857

Coordinates & Visibility

Right Ascension	5.33488°
Declination	39.34361°
Magnitude	7.00
Constellation	Auriga
Elevation	-4.1°
Azimuth	-31.4°

Data Credits

The nebulae information on this page is sourced from the OpenNGC project, developed by Matteo Verga. OpenNGC provides detailed data on the NGC catalog, which is a valuable resource for exploring deep-sky objects such as nebulae.

For more details or to contribute to OpenNGC, visit the official GitHub repository: OpenNGC on GitHub.

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