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NGC 1896 - Open Cluster in Auriga

Below the horizon.  Rise: 22:04 | Tran: 7:04 | Set: 16:00
Alt: -6.93°   Az: 19.29°   Direction: North-North-East

NGC 1896 is a Open Cluster in the Auriga constellation. NGC 1896 is situated north of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere.

The image below is a photograph of NGC 1896 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 1896 - Open Cluster in Auriga star
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DSS2 image of NGC 1896 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (3.9 arcmin) and minor (3.9 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

05h 27m 09s
+29° 16’ 49”
13h 28m 19s
18h 55m 28s

J2000

05h 25m 35s
+29° 15’ 36”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 1896 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 1896 - Open Cluster in Auriga star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 1896 - Open Cluster in Auriga.

Finder chart NGC 1896 - Open Cluster in Auriga star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 1896 - Open Cluster in Auriga.

Apparent Size

The following table reports NGC 1896 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 1896 is a visual representation of it.
3.9 arcmin
3.9 arcmin

Rise and Set Times

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

Today's NGC 1896 - Open Cluster in Auriga rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 60.7°
Max altitude: 67.8°
Azimuth: 299.3°