NGC1973 Observation Details
NGC1973 Daily Motion
NGC1973 will rise at 12:17, reaching 44° when twilight begins at 16:43. It will reach transit at 48° by 18:02 and will set before twilight ends at 23:46.NGC1973 will be visible until April, 10, when it will move too close to the Sun. During this time, its proximity to the Sun will cause it to disappear from the night sky, making it unobservable for a while.
NGC1973 Visibility Timetable on February 15
NGC1973 Rise and Set Timetable
| Time | Elevation | |
Moon Rise, 12.4% illuminated  | 03:29 | -42° |
| NGC1973 rise | 12:17 | |
| Moon Set | 13:02 | 9° |
| Sunset | 15:45 | 37° |
| Civil sunset | 16:13 | 41° |
| Astrosession begin | 17:14 | 46° |
| NGC1973 transit | 18:02 | 48° |
| NGC1973 set | 23:46 | |
| Astrosession end | 03:29 | -42° |
Track NGC1973 Position Throughout the Night
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Where is NGC1973 right now?
NGC1973 is located in the constellation Orion, at right ascension 05h 35m 04s" and declination -4° 43' 54s. Although it is currently above the horizon at an altitude of 9 degrees, NGC1973 is not visible because it is daytime.NGC1973 Image Gallery
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DSS Composite image
The photos are taken from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2), which was produced at the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) under NASA contract, using data from the UK Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), the European Southern Observatory (ESO), and the National Geographic Society-Palomar Observatory Sky Survey (POSS II).
Special thanks to the National Optical Astronomy Observatory (NOAO), the Royal Observatory, Edinburgh, and the California Institute of Technology for their significant contributions.
Finder Chart for NGC1973
| Object name | NGC1973 |
| Field of view | |
| Limiting magnitude | |
| NGC1973 coordinates | 5.58466, -4.73178 |
| Center coordinates | 5.58466, -4.73178 |
NGC1973 Passage Through Night
Current position of NGC1973
| Time | 13:01 |
| Latitude | 37.3541 |
| Longitude | -121.955 |
| NGC1973 elevation | 9° |
| NGC1973 Azimuth | -103° |
Annual motion of NGC1973
| Date | Sun, 15 February 2026 |
| Twighlight start | 17:09 |
| Twighlight end | 03:23 |
| Twighlight duration | 10h 14m |
| Rise | 12:13 |
| Set | 23:42 |
| Elevation at transit | 48° |
| Transit time | 17:58 |
| Equatorial coordinates | RA: 05h 35m 04s", Dec: -4° 43' 54s |
| Magnitude | 7 |
| Constellation | Orion |
The graph is structured with the vertical axis showing the hours of the day, ranging from 12 AM to 12 AM the next day, while the horizontal axis spans each day of the year.
The reddish shaded area indicates the periods when the NGC1973 is above the horizon, visible to observers. The white line marks the times when the celestial object reaches its highest point in the sky each day, known as the transit.
You can also view detailed visibility information in a dedicated table, including exact rise, transit, and set times for each date.
Astrometric & Physical Parameters of NGC1973
Coordinates & Visibility
| Right Ascension | 5.58466° |
| Declination | -4.73178° |
| Magnitude | 7.00 |
| Constellation | Orion |
| Elevation | 8.6° |
| Azimuth | -102.8° |
Data Credits
The nebulae information on this page is sourced from the OpenNGC project, developed by Matteo Verga. OpenNGC provides detailed data on the NGC catalog, which is a valuable resource for exploring deep-sky objects such as nebulae.
For more details or to contribute to OpenNGC, visit the official GitHub repository: OpenNGC on GitHub.