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Sky-Tonight.com / Nebulae Visible Tonight

Nebulae Visible Tonight

Sky Map

Celestial bearing and elevation at 00:35
This interactive sky map shows the positions of the brightest celestial objects from your location. Move it horizontally to follow how their positions change through the night.

Star cluster + Nebula

NGC1980
↗ 00:35 ↘ 11:13 ↑ 40°
 ☼ 2.5 ✣ 9.30"
NGC1980 is a star cluster + nebula with apparent magnitude 2.50 in the constellation Orion, spanning approximately 9.3 arcseconds in the sky.

Open Cluster

NGC0869
↗ - ↘ - ↑ 70°
 ☼ 3.7 ✣ 14.40"
NGC0869 is an open cluster with apparent magnitude 3.70 in the constellation Perseus, spanning approximately 14.4 arcseconds in the sky.

Open Cluster

NGC0884
↗ - ↘ - ↑ 70°
 ☼ 3.8 ✣ 10.50"
NGC0884 is an open cluster with apparent magnitude 3.80 in the constellation Perseus, spanning approximately 10.5 arcseconds in the sky.

Star cluster + Nebula

NGC2264
↗ 00:35 ↘ 13:07 ↑ 43°
 ☼ 3.9 ✣ 11.40"
NGC2264 is a star cluster + nebula with apparent magnitude 3.90 in the constellation Monoceros, spanning approximately 11.4 arcseconds in the sky.

Open Cluster

NGC2232
↗ 00:40 ↘ 12:09 ↑ 34°
 ☼ 3.9 ✣ 9.90"
NGC2232 is an open cluster with apparent magnitude 3.90 in the constellation Monoceros, spanning approximately 9.9 arcseconds in the sky.

Star cluster + Nebula

Orion Nebula (M42)
↗ 00:35 ↘ 11:14 ↑ 41°
 ☼ 4 ✣ 2'
The Orion Nebula, a bright emission nebula and star-forming region, containing over 700 stars, located approximately 1,344 light-years away in the constellation Orion.

Star cluster + Nebula

NGC1981
↗ 00:35 ↘ 11:17 ↑ 41°
 ☼ 4.2 ✣ 9.00"
NGC1981 is a star cluster + nebula with apparent magnitude 4.20 in the constellation Orion, spanning approximately 9 arcseconds in the sky.

Open Cluster

M39
↗ 00:35 ↘ 07:26 ↑ 55°
 ☼ 4.6 ✣ 19.50"
An open star cluster containing approximately 30 stars, located approximately 800 light-years away in the constellation Cygnus.

Star cluster + Nebula

NGC2239
↗ 00:35 ↘ 12:43 ↑ 41°
 ☼ 4.8 ✣ 9.30"
NGC2239 is a star cluster + nebula with apparent magnitude 4.80 in the constellation Monoceros, spanning approximately 9.3 arcseconds in the sky.

Open Cluster

M35
↗ 00:35 ↘ 13:25 ↑ 58°
 ☼ 5.1 ✣ 24.00"
An open star cluster containing over 1200 stars, located approximately 2,800 light-years away in the constellation Gemini.

Open Cluster

NGC6871
↗ 00:35 ↘ 04:16 ↑ 37°
 ☼ 5.2 ✣ 9.30"
NGC6871 is an open cluster with apparent magnitude 5.20 in the constellation Cygnus, spanning approximately 9.3 arcseconds in the sky.

Open Cluster

M34
↗ 00:35 ↘ 11:37 ↑ 85°
 ☼ 5.2 ✣ 22.50"
An open star cluster containing over 400 stars, located approximately 1,400 light-years away in the constellation Perseus.

Open Cluster

NGC2281
↗ 00:35 ↘ 15:30 ↑ 56°
 ☼ 5.4 ✣ 10.80"
NGC2281 is an open cluster with apparent magnitude 5.40 in the constellation Auriga, spanning approximately 10.8 arcseconds in the sky.

Open Cluster

NGC7686
↗ 00:35 ↘ 09:34 ↑ 73°
 ☼ 5.6 ✣ 3.60"
NGC7686 is an open cluster with apparent magnitude 5.60 in the constellation Andromeda, spanning approximately 3.6 arcseconds in the sky.

Open Cluster

M37
↗ 00:35 ↘ 13:44 ↑ 64°
 ☼ 5.6 ✣ 11.40"
A rich open star cluster containing over 500 stars, located approximately 4,500 light-years away in the constellation Auriga.

Open Cluster

NGC0752
↗ 00:35 ↘ 10:19 ↑ 90°
 ☼ 5.7 ✣ 39.00"
NGC0752 is an open cluster with apparent magnitude 5.70 in the constellation Andromeda, spanning approximately 39 arcseconds in the sky.

Open Cluster

NGC2169
↗ 00:35 ↘ 12:48 ↑ 51°
 ☼ 5.9 ✣ 7.20"
NGC2169 is an open cluster with apparent magnitude 5.90 in the constellation Orion, spanning approximately 7.2 arcseconds in the sky.

Open Cluster

NGC2301
↗ 00:48 ↘ 12:49 ↑ 34°
 ☼ 6 ✣ 10.80"
NGC2301 is an open cluster with apparent magnitude 6.00 in the constellation Monoceros, spanning approximately 10.8 arcseconds in the sky.

Open Cluster

M36
↗ 00:35 ↘ 13:36 ↑ 68°
 ☼ 6 ✣ 7.20"
An open star cluster containing over 60 stars, visible to the naked eye under dark skies, located approximately 4,100 light-years away in the constellation Auriga.

Open Cluster

NGC1746
↗ 00:35 ↘ 12:18 ↑ 69°
 ☼ 6.1 ✣ 18.00"
NGC1746 is an open cluster with apparent magnitude 6.10 in the constellation Taurus, spanning approximately 18 arcseconds in the sky.

Data Credits

The deep-sky information on this page comes from the OpenNGC project developed by Matteo Verga. OpenNGC provides detailed catalog data for nebulae, galaxies, clusters and other deep-sky objects.

For details or contributions, visit the official repository: OpenNGC GitHub.