NGC : Upper Sword (NGC1981)

General information

NGC1981 is the open cluster at magnitude 4 that is placed in Orion constellation and has apparent size of 25 angular minutes.
Having high brightness and large apparent size, cluster is available for observations through a pair of binoculars or small telescope.

Information for observations

Tonight, 2023-03-25, cluster NGC1981 will become observable at southwest as the dusk sky fades, 25° above your horizon, at 20:57. At this time, the object will be at its highest elevation. At 23:16 the object will sink below the horizon at west.