General information
Bright Nebula NGC1975 has the magnitude of 7 and is placed in Orion constellation. The nebula's apparent sizes are 10 angular minutes.
Because of low brightness and large angular size, nebula is available for observations through a 5-inch telescope.
Information for observations
Tonight, 2024-03-28, nebula NGC1975 will become observable at southwest as the dusk sky fades, 23° above your horizon, at 21:01. At this time, the object will be at its highest elevation. At 23:06 the object will sink below the horizon at west.
NGC1975 on the sky map
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Object type | Bright Nebula |
Alternative names | |
Constellation | Orion |
Magnitude | 7 |
Apparent size | 10'x5' |
Right ascension | 5h 35m 18.1s |
Declination | -4° 41′ 5″ |
Catalogues
Messier |
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New General Catalogue (NGC) | NGC1975 |
International Catalogue (IC) |
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Nearest objects with greater magnitude |
| Object type | Magnitude |
H V 10* | Double Star | 2.41 |
NGC1981 | Open Cluster | 4.2 |
M42 / NGC1976 | Cluster with Nebulosity | 4 |
NGC1980 | Cluster with Nebulosity | 2.5 |