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NGC 1641 - Open Cluster in Dorado

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -68.69°   Az: 216.21°   Direction: South-West

NGC 1641 is a Open Cluster in the Dorado constellation. NGC 1641 is situated south of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere.

The image below is a photograph of NGC 1641 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5000x0.5000 degrees (30.00x30.00 arcmins).

Image of NGC 1641 - Open Cluster in Dorado star
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DSS2 image of NGC 1641 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (9.6 arcmin) and minor (9.6 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

04h 35m 42s
-65° 42’ 47”
09h 54m 09s
14h 29m 51s

J2000

04h 35m 35s
-65° 45’ 46”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 1641 in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.

Finder chart NGC 1641 - Open Cluster in Dorado star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 1641 - Open Cluster in Dorado.

Finder chart NGC 1641 - Open Cluster in Dorado star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 1641 - Open Cluster in Dorado.

Apparent Size

The following table reports NGC 1641 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 1641 is a visual representation of it.
9.6 arcmin
9.6 arcmin

Rise and Set Times

Location: Greenwich, UK
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

NGC 1641 - Open Cluster in Dorado is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK