NGC1896 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Columbus , NGC1896 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 20:07, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 01:46, 79° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 06:15, 34° above your western horizon.
Name
NGC1896
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Object type
Open cluster
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Position
Right ascension: | 05h25m [2] |
Declination: | +29°15' [2] |
Constellation: | Auriga |
Distance: | 820.0 parsec 2673.2 lightyrs [1] |
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