NGC : NGC1968

Celestial motion
Date: 2024-04-27
Astronomical night: 22:05 - 04:54 (GMT -5)
NGC1968 Celestial motion
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NGC1968 Celestial motion
Information about NGC1968

General information

Cluster with Nebulosity in the LMC NGC1968 has the magnitude of 9 and is placed in Dorado constellation. The cluster's apparent sizes are 20 angular minutes.
Because of low brightness and large angular size, cluster is available for observations through a 5-inch telescope.

Information for observations

Tonight, 2024-04-27, cluster NGC1968 is not reachable.
 

NGC1968 on the sky map

NGC1968 on the sky map
Object type

Cluster with Nebulosity in the LMC

Alternative names

Constellation

Dorado

Magnitude

9

Apparent size20'x20'
Right ascension5h 27m 23s
Declination-67° 28′ 18″

Catalogues

Messier

New General Catalogue (NGC)

NGC1968

International Catalogue (IC)

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