Location settings
Santa Clara, US 37.4°/-122°
GMT -9
Waxing17:18 - 04:26
☾
☰
Sky-Tonight.com / Constellations / Auriga / Deep-sky objects in Auriga

Deep-sky objects in Auriga

Sky Map

The sky above you at 17:18
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.

Open Cluster

NGC2281
↗ 19:02 ↘ 04:26 ↑ 86°
 ☼ 5.4 ✣ 11'
NGC2281 is an open cluster with apparent magnitude 5.40 in the constellation Auriga, spanning approximately 10.8 arcseconds in the sky.

Open Cluster

M37
↗ 18:57 ↘ 04:26 ↑ 85°
 ☼ 5.6 ✣ 11'
A rich open star cluster containing over 500 stars, located approximately 4,500 light-years away in the constellation Auriga.

Open Cluster

M36
↗ 18:33 ↘ 04:26 ↑ 87°
 ☼ 6 ✣ 7'
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

M38
↗ 18:16 ↘ 04:26 ↑ 89°
 ☼ 6.4 ✣ 10'
An open star cluster containing over 100 stars, located approximately 4,200 light-years away in the constellation Auriga.

Open Cluster

NGC1857
↗ 17:46 ↘ 04:26 ↑ 88°
 ☼ 7 ✣ 5'
NGC1857 is an open cluster with apparent magnitude 7.00 in the constellation Auriga, spanning approximately 4.5 arcseconds in the sky.

Open Cluster

NGC1893
↗ 18:23 ↘ 04:26 ↑ 86°
 ☼ 7.5 ✣ 6'
NGC1893 is an open cluster with apparent magnitude 7.50 in the constellation Auriga, spanning approximately 6 arcseconds in the sky.

Open Cluster

NGC1664
↗ 17:18 ↘ 04:26 ↑ 84°
 ☼ 7.6 ✣ 11'
NGC1664 is an open cluster with apparent magnitude 7.60 in the constellation Auriga, spanning approximately 11.4 arcseconds in the sky.

Open Cluster

NGC1778
↗ 17:49 ↘ 04:26 ↑ 90°
 ☼ 7.7 ✣ 5'
NGC1778 is an open cluster with apparent magnitude 7.70 in the constellation Auriga, spanning approximately 4.5 arcseconds in the sky.

Open Cluster

NGC1907
↗ 18:18 ↘ 04:26 ↑ 88°
 ☼ 8.2 ✣ 5'
NGC1907 is an open cluster with apparent magnitude 8.20 in the constellation Auriga, spanning approximately 5.4 arcseconds in the sky.

Nebula

IC0405
↗ 18:12 ↘ 04:26 ↑ 87°
 ☼ 10 ✣ 50'
IC0405 is a nebula with apparent magnitude 10.00 in the constellation Auriga, spanning approximately 50 arcseconds in the sky.

Star cluster + Nebula

NGC1931
↗ 18:27 ↘ 04:26 ↑ 87°
 ☼ 10.1 ✣ 5'
NGC1931 is a star cluster + nebula with apparent magnitude 10.10 in the constellation Auriga, spanning approximately 4.8 arcseconds in the sky.

Planetary Nebula

IC2149
↗ 17:28 ↘ 04:26 ↑ 81°
 ☼ 10.8 ✣ 8.4"
IC2149 is a planetary nebula with apparent magnitude 10.78 in the constellation Auriga, spanning approximately 0.1 arcseconds in the sky.

Open Cluster

NGC2192
↗ 18:38 ↘ 04:26 ↑ 87°
 ☼ 10.9 ✣ 5'
NGC2192 is an open cluster with apparent magnitude 10.90 in the constellation Auriga, spanning approximately 5.4 arcseconds in the sky.

Open Cluster

NGC1883
↗ 17:18 ↘ 04:26 ↑ 81°
 ☼ 12 ✣ 6'
NGC1883 is an open cluster with apparent magnitude 12.00 in the constellation Auriga, spanning approximately 5.7 arcseconds in the sky.

Galaxy

NGC2208
↗ 17:18 ↘ 04:26 ↑ 75°
 ☼ 12.6 ✣ 2'
NGC2208 is a galaxy with apparent magnitude 12.61 in the constellation Auriga, spanning approximately 1.7 arcseconds in the sky.

Reflection Nebula

NGC1985
↗ 18:45 ↘ 04:26 ↑ 85°
 ☼ 12.7 ✣ 40.8"
NGC1985 is a reflection nebula with apparent magnitude 12.70 in the constellation Auriga, spanning approximately 0.7 arcseconds in the sky.

Galaxy

NGC2303
↗ 18:34 ↘ 04:26 ↑ 82°
 ☼ 14 ✣ 2'
NGC2303 is a galaxy with apparent magnitude 13.96 in the constellation Auriga, spanning approximately 1.5 arcseconds in the sky.

Galaxy

IC2190
↗ 20:08 ↘ 04:26 ↑ 89°
 ☼ 14.7 ✣ 55.8"
IC2190 is a galaxy with apparent magnitude 14.68 in the constellation Auriga, spanning approximately 0.9 arcseconds in the sky.

Planetary Nebula

NGC2242
↗ 18:18 ↘ 04:26 ↑ 83°
 ☼ 15 ✣ 27"
NGC2242 is a planetary nebula with apparent magnitude 15.00 in the constellation Auriga, spanning approximately 0.5 arcseconds in the sky.

Galaxy

NGC2387
↗ 20:10 ↘ 04:26 ↑ 89°
 ☼ 16.5 ✣ 28.8"
NGC2387 is a galaxy with apparent magnitude 16.50 in the constellation Auriga, spanning approximately 0.5 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.