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NGC 1985 - Reflection Nebula in Auriga

Altitude: 53.0°   Azimuth: 255.3°   Direction: West-South-West

NGC 1985 is a Reflection Nebula in the Auriga constellation. NGC 1985 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 1985 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 1985 - Reflection Nebula in Auriga star
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DSS2 image of NGC 1985 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (0.68 arcmin) and minor (0.68 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Key facts about NGC 1985

NGC 1985
Reflection Nebula
Auriga

NGC 1985 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 53.0°
Azimuth: 255.3°
Direction: West-South-West

See also NGC 1985 rise and set times.

Given its B magnitude of 12.7, NGC 1985 is visible with the help of a telescope having an aperture of 10 inches (250mm) or more.

Available Resources for NGC 1985 - Reflection Nebula in Auriga

Photometric information of NGC 1985

The following table lists the magnitude of NGC 1985 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).

12.7

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

Apparent size of NGC 1985

The following table reports NGC 1985 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 1985 is a visual representation of it.
0.68 arcmin
0.68 arcmin

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of NGC 1985

Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of NGC 1985 are provided in the following table:

05h 37m 47s
+31° 59’ 19”

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 1985 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 1985 - Reflection Nebula in Auriga star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 1985 - Reflection Nebula in Auriga.

Finder chart NGC 1985 - Reflection Nebula in Auriga star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 1985 - Reflection Nebula in Auriga.

Rise and set times of NGC 1985 from your location

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

Today's NGC 1985 - Reflection Nebula in Auriga rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 58.0°
Max altitude: 70.5°
Azimuth: 302.0°