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Recommended Objects within the
Auriga Constellation
to View or Photograph.
| Object
Name |
Type |
Magnitude |
Object
Size |
Object
Distance |
Right
Ascention |
Declination |
Notes & Link to
Photo / Log / Info |
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Messier 36 |
Open Cluster |
6.00 |
10.0' |
4,100 LY |
05h 36m 38.5s |
+34° 08′ 40″ |
Open Cluster of about 60 stars |
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Messier 37 |
Open Cluster |
5.60 |
15.0' |
4,400 LY |
05h 52m 40.0s |
+32° 33′ 00″ |
Best
Open Cluster in Auriga 500 stars |
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Messier 38 |
Open Cluster |
7.40 |
21.0' |
4,200 LY |
05h 28m 40.0s |
+35° 50′ 00″ |
Very
loose Open Cluster |
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NGC 1664 |
Open Cluster |
7.20 |
18.0' |
3,900 LY |
04h 51m 04.4s |
+43° 42′ 00″ |
Kite Cluster - Better in 6 inch plus |
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NGC 1857 |
Open Cluster |
7.00 |
5.0' |
8,500 LY |
05h 20m 12.0s |
+39° 21′ 00″ |
Bright red star at centre of cluster |
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NGC 1907 |
Open Cluster |
8.20 |
6.0' |
4,500 LY |
05h 28m 04.5s |
+35° 19′ 30″ |
Open Cluster of about 30 stars |
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NGC 1931 |
Open Cluster |
10.10 |
3.0' |
4,600 LY |
05h 31m 24.8s |
+34° 15′ 10″ |
Open Cluster in Nebulosity |
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NGC 2281 |
Open Cluster |
5.40 |
15.0' |
5,400 LY |
06h 49m 17.9s |
+41° 04′ 00″ |
Small Open Cluster est 25 Stars |
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IC 405 |
Diffuse Nebula |
5.96 |
30'.0 x 45'.0 |
12,200 LY |
05h 16m 12.0s |
+34° 16′ 00″ |
Flaming Star Nebula |
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IC 410 |
Diffuse Nebula |
6.00 est |
23'.0 x 20'.0 |
12,000 LY |
05h 22m 36.0s |
+33° 31′ 00″ |
Tadpole Nebula |
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IC 417 |
Diffuse Nebula |
9.50 est |
13.0' |
2,400 LY |
05h 28m 06.0s |
+34° 25′ 50″ |
Faint small Nebula |
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IC 2149 |
Planetary Nebula |
11.20 |
8.0" |
5,200 LY |
05h 56m 23.9s |
+46° 06′ 07″ |
Very faint nebula - challenging to find |
Observing Key - Required Minimum Size Telescope
|
Binoculars or Small Telescope (up to 4 inch aperture) |
| Medium
Telescope (6 to 10 inch aperture) |
| Large
Telescope (over 12 inch aperture) or Photograph Only |
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