NGC 1977 (Running Man Nebula) - Star Cluster + Nebula in Orion
NGC 1977 is a Star Cluster + Nebula in the Orion constellation. NGC 1977 is situated close to the celestial equator and, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year.
NGC 1977 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom .
Altitude: -21.8°
Azimuth: 290.8°
Direction: West-North-West
See also NGC 1977 rise and set times.
Apparent size of NGC 1977
The following table reports NGC 1977 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 1977 is a visual representation of it.Digitized Sky Survey image of NGC 1977
The image below is a photograph of NGC 1977 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 0.34x0.34 degrees (20.4x20.4 arcmins).

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of NGC 1977
Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of NGC 1977 are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 1977 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 1977 from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
Today's NGC 1977 (Running Man Nebula) - Star Cluster + Nebula in Orion rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):