NGC1746 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 18 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC1746 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:56 (EST), 44° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:21, 72° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:45, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC1746
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Object type
Open cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 05h03m [2] |
| Declination: | +23°46' [2] |
| Constellation: | Taurus |
| Magnitude: | 6.10 (V) [4] |
| Distance: | 630.0 parsec 2053.8 lightyrs [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -2.90 |
Sources