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public Observing fromLocation: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
north SunriseRise: 7:48  
clear_day Transit: 11:49  
SunsetSet: 15:50 south
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NGC 1971 - Open Cluster in Dorado

Altitude: -53.8°   Azimuth: 146.7°   Direction: South-South-East

NGC 1971 is a Open Cluster in the Dorado constellation. NGC 1971 is situated south of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere.

NGC 1971
Open Cluster
Dorado

NGC 1971 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -53.8°
Azimuth: 146.7°
Direction: South-South-East

See also NGC 1971 rise and set times.

Given its visual magnitude of 11.9, NGC 1971 is visible with the help of a telescope having an aperture of 8 inches (200mm) or more.

Available Resources for NGC 1971 - Open Cluster in Dorado

Photometric information of NGC 1971

The following table lists the magnitude of NGC 1971 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).

12.01
11.9

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

Apparent size of NGC 1971

The following table reports NGC 1971 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 1971 is a visual representation of it.
1.1 arcmin
0.95 arcmin

Digitized Sky Survey image of NGC 1971

The image below is a photograph of NGC 1971 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 1971 - Open Cluster in Dorado star
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DSS2 image of NGC 1971 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (1.1 arcmin) and minor (0.95 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of NGC 1971

Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of NGC 1971 are provided in the following table:

05h 26m 44s
-69° 51’ 06”

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 1971 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 1971 - Open Cluster in Dorado star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 1971 - Open Cluster in Dorado.

Finder chart NGC 1971 - Open Cluster in Dorado star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 1971 - Open Cluster in Dorado.

Rise ans set times of NGC 1971 from your location

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

NGC 1971 - Open Cluster in Dorado is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt