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Deep-sky objects in Taurus

Sky Map

The sky above you at 20:34
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

NGC1746
↗ 20:34 ↘ 01:06 ↑ 74°
 ☼ 6.1 ✣ 18'
NGC1746 is an open cluster with apparent magnitude 6.10 in the constellation Taurus, spanning approximately 18 arcseconds in the sky.

Open Cluster

NGC1647
↗ 20:34 ↘ 01:06 ↑ 69°
 ☼ 6.4 ✣ 27'
NGC1647 is an open cluster with apparent magnitude 6.40 in the constellation Taurus, spanning approximately 27 arcseconds in the sky.

Star

NGC2045
↗ 20:34 ↘ 01:06 ↑ 63°
 ☼ 6.5 ✣ -
NGC2045 is a star with apparent magnitude 6.46 in the constellation Taurus.

Open Cluster

NGC1807
↗ 20:34 ↘ 01:06 ↑ 67°
 ☼ 7 ✣ 5'
NGC1807 is an open cluster with apparent magnitude 7.00 in the constellation Taurus, spanning approximately 5.4 arcseconds in the sky.

Open Cluster

NGC1817
↗ 20:34 ↘ 01:06 ↑ 67°
 ☼ 7.7 ✣ 9'
NGC1817 is an open cluster with apparent magnitude 7.70 in the constellation Taurus, spanning approximately 9.3 arcseconds in the sky.

Supernova remnant

Crab Nebula (M1)
↗ 20:34 ↘ 01:06 ↑ 72°
 ☼ 8.4 ✣ 8'
The Crab Nebula, a supernova remnant, known for its filaments of glowing gas and energetic pulsar at its core.

Reflection Nebula

NGC1555
↗ 20:34 ↘ 01:06 ↑ 70°
 ☼ 10 ✣ 2'
NGC1555 is a reflection nebula with apparent magnitude 9.98 in the constellation Taurus, spanning approximately 1.8 arcseconds in the sky.

Planetary Nebula

NGC1514
↗ 20:34 ↘ 01:06 ↑ 81°
 ☼ 10.2 ✣ 2'
NGC1514 is a planetary nebula with apparent magnitude 10.19 in the constellation Taurus, spanning approximately 2.2 arcseconds in the sky.

Star

NGC1554
↗ 20:34 ↘ 01:06 ↑ 70°
 ☼ 10.5 ✣ -
NGC1554 is a star with apparent magnitude 10.51 in the constellation Taurus.

Nebula

IC2087
↗ 20:34 ↘ 01:06 ↑ 76°
 ☼ 10.7 ✣ 4'
IC2087 is a nebula with apparent magnitude 10.67 in the constellation Taurus, spanning approximately 4 arcseconds in the sky.

Double star

NGC1456
↗ 20:34 ↘ 01:06 ↑ 72°
 ☼ 11 ✣ -
NGC1456 is a double star with apparent magnitude 10.96 in the constellation Taurus.

Galaxy

NGC1587
↗ 20:34 ↘ 01:06 ↑ 51°
 ☼ 11.7 ✣ 2'
NGC1587 is a galaxy with apparent magnitude 11.70 in the constellation Taurus, spanning approximately 2.1 arcseconds in the sky.

Galaxy

NGC1589
↗ 20:34 ↘ 01:06 ↑ 51°
 ☼ 11.8 ✣ 3'
NGC1589 is a galaxy with apparent magnitude 11.81 in the constellation Taurus, spanning approximately 3.1 arcseconds in the sky.

Galaxy

NGC1615
↗ 20:34 ↘ 01:06 ↑ 70°
 ☼ 12 ✣ 1'
NGC1615 is a galaxy with apparent magnitude 12.01 in the constellation Taurus, spanning approximately 1.4 arcseconds in the sky.

Galaxy

NGC1550
↗ 20:34 ↘ 01:06 ↑ 52°
 ☼ 12.1 ✣ 2'
NGC1550 is a galaxy with apparent magnitude 12.08 in the constellation Taurus, spanning approximately 1.7 arcseconds in the sky.

Galaxy

NGC1642
↗ 20:34 ↘ 01:06 ↑ 51°
 ☼ 12.6 ✣ 2'
NGC1642 is a galaxy with apparent magnitude 12.62 in the constellation Taurus, spanning approximately 1.7 arcseconds in the sky.

Galaxy

NGC1588
↗ 20:34 ↘ 01:06 ↑ 51°
 ☼ 12.9 ✣ 1'
NGC1588 is a galaxy with apparent magnitude 12.91 in the constellation Taurus, spanning approximately 1.3 arcseconds in the sky.

Galaxy

NGC1349
↗ 20:34 ↘ 01:06 ↑ 54°
 ☼ 13.1 ✣ 54.6"
NGC1349 is a galaxy with apparent magnitude 13.09 in the constellation Taurus, spanning approximately 0.9 arcseconds in the sky.

Galaxy

NGC1541
↗ 20:34 ↘ 01:06 ↑ 51°
 ☼ 13.5 ✣ 1'
NGC1541 is a galaxy with apparent magnitude 13.53 in the constellation Taurus, spanning approximately 1.4 arcseconds in the sky.

Galaxy

NGC1590
↗ 20:34 ↘ 01:06 ↑ 58°
 ☼ 13.7 ✣ 54"
NGC1590 is a galaxy with apparent magnitude 13.69 in the constellation Taurus, spanning approximately 0.9 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.