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NGC 1724 — Open Cluster in Auriga

Open Cluster Fair (29/100)
Magnitude 10.0m OpenCluster Auriga (Aur) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 10.0
Angular Size 3.0′
Cl, vS, st + neb?

Position & Identifiers

RA 05h 03m 32.3s
Dec +49° 29' 30.5"
Constellation Auriga (Aur)
Catalog NGC 1724

2How easy to spot?

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Telescope Bortle 3 Bortle 4 Bortle 5
80mm refr. Medium+ Medium Medium
150mm Newt. Easy Easy Easy
C8 203mm Easy Easy Easy
Easy Medium Hard Very hard Impossible

Bortle 3 = rural · 4 = outer suburbs · 5 = suburbs

Medium on Seestar S50

3Visibility

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Best season Nov – Jan (peak: Dec)

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125x TFOV: 0.4° Lim. mag: 13.6
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NGC 1724 · 3.0′ diameter

5 Best Magnification

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6 Classification Decoder

Nearby in the Sky

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Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

NGC 1883
Hard+
Open cluster
Open Cluster mag 12.0 4.8° Auriga
NGC 1664
Easy
Open cluster
Open Cluster mag 7.6 6.2° Auriga
NGC 1605
Medium+
Open cluster
Open Cluster mag 10.7 6.4° Perseus
NGC 1545
Easy
Rich open cluster
Open Cluster mag 6.2 6.9° Perseus
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