NGC 886 - Open Cluster in Cassiopeia
NGC 886 is a Open Cluster in the Cassiopeia constellation. NGC 886 is situated close to the northern celestial pole and, as such, it is visible for most part of the year from the northern hemisphere.
The image below is a photograph of NGC 886 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).
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Finder Chart
The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 886 in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.
Apparent Size
The following table reports NGC 886 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 886 is a visual representation of it.Rise and Set Times
Location: Greenwich, UK
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
NGC 886 - Open Cluster in Cassiopeia is circumpolar and transits at 10:51 UTC (altitude: 77.6°)