NGC 1883 - Open Cluster in Auriga
NGC 1883 is a Open Cluster in the Auriga constellation. NGC 1883 is situated north of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere.
NGC 1883 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom .
Altitude: 8.2°
Azimuth: 355.1°
Direction: North
See also NGC 1883 rise and set times.
Given its visual magnitude of 12, NGC 1883 is visible with the help of a telescope having an aperture of 8 inches (200mm) or more.
Photometric information of NGC 1883
The following table lists the magnitude of NGC 1883 in different bands of the electomagnetic spectrum (when available), from the B band (445nm wavelength, corresponding to the Blue color), to the V band ( 551nm wavelength, corresponding to Green/Yellow color), to the J, H, K bands (corresponding to 1220nm, 1630nm, 2190nm wavelengths respectively, which are colors not visible to the human eye).
For more information about photometry in astronomy, check the photometric system article on Wikipedia.
Apparent size of NGC 1883
The following table reports NGC 1883 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 1883 is a visual representation of it.Digitized Sky Survey image of NGC 1883
The image below is a photograph of NGC 1883 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 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins).

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of NGC 1883
Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of NGC 1883 are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 1883 in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.


Rise ans set times of NGC 1883 from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
NGC 1883 - Open Cluster in Auriga is circumpolar and transits at 04:51 UTC (altitude: 85.0°)