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🌅 Sunrise: 6:38  ☀️ Transit: 13:03  🌅 Sunset: 19:28

NGC 1943 - Globular Cluster in Mensa

NGC 1943 is a Globular Cluster in the Mensa constellation. NGC 1943 is situated south of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern emisphere.

NGC 1943
Globular Cluster
Mensa
  • NGC 1943 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. See also rise and set times.
  • Given its visual magnitude of 11.88, NGC 1943 is visible with the help of a telescope havng an aperture of 8 inches (200mm) or more.
Available Resources for NGC 1943 - Globular Cluster in Mensa

Photometric information of NGC 1943

The following table lists the magnitude of NGC 1943 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).

12.15
11.88

For more information about photometry in astronomy, check the photometric system article on Wikipedia.

Apparent size of NGC 1943

The following table reports NGC 1943 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 1943 is a visual representation of it.
1.1 arcmin
1 arcmin
140°

Digitized Sky Survey image of NGC 1943

The image below is a photograph of NGC 1943 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).

Image of NGC 1943 - Globular Cluster in Mensa star
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DSS2 image of NGC 1943 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (1.1 arcmin) and minor (1 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of NGC 1943

Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of NGC 1943 are provided in the following table:

05h 22m 28s
-70° 09’ 18”

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 1943 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 1943 - Globular Cluster in Mensa star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 1943 - Globular Cluster in Mensa.

Finder chart NGC 1943 - Globular Cluster in Mensa star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 1943 - Globular Cluster in Mensa.

Rise ans set times of NGC 1943 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

NGC 1943 - Globular Cluster in Mensa is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]