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NGC 1881 - Open Cluster in Dorado

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -68.98°   Az: 203.46°   Direction: South-South-West

NGC 1881 is a Open Cluster in the Dorado constellation. NGC 1881 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 1881 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 1881 - Open Cluster in Dorado star
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DSS2 image of NGC 1881 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (1.2 arcmin) and minor (0.85 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

05h 13m 27s
-69° 16’ 17”
10h 24m 47s
15h 38m 15s

J2000

05h 13m 36s
-69° 17’ 57”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 1881 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 1881 - Open Cluster in Dorado star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 1881 - Open Cluster in Dorado.

Finder chart NGC 1881 - Open Cluster in Dorado star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 1881 - Open Cluster in Dorado.

Apparent Size

The following table reports NGC 1881 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 1881 is a visual representation of it.
1.2 arcmin
0.85 arcmin
160°

Rise and Set Times

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

NGC 1881 - Open Cluster in Dorado is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK