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NGC 1807 — Open Cluster in Taurus

Open Cluster Excellent (62/100)
Magnitude 7.0m OpenCluster Taurus (Tau) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 7.0
Angular Size 5.4′
Cl, pRi, st L & S

Position & Identifiers

RA 05h 10m 45.0s
Dec +16° 30' 46.1"
Constellation Taurus (Tau)
Catalog NGC 1807

2How easy to spot?

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

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

Easy 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 1807 · 5.4′ diameter

5 Best Magnification

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6 Classification Decoder

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Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

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Easy
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Easy
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Hard+
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Easy
Open cluster
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Easy
Rich open cluster
Open Cluster mag 6.0 7.4° Taurus
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Medium+
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Supernova Remnant mag 8.4 7.9° Taurus
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