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NGC 1883 — Open Cluster in Auriga

Open Cluster Fair (30/100)
Magnitude 12.0m OpenCluster Auriga (Aur) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 12.0
Angular Size 5.7′
Cl, vF, pRi, pC, iF

Position & Identifiers

RA 05h 25m 54.2s
Dec +46° 29' 24.4"
Constellation Auriga (Aur)
Catalog NGC 1883

2How easy to spot?

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Telescope Bortle 3 Bortle 4 Bortle 5
80mm refr. Hard V. hard+ V. hard
150mm Newt. Medium Hard+ Hard
C8 203mm Medium+ Medium Hard+
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)

4 Eyepiece View

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125x TFOV: 0.4° Lim. mag: 13.6
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NGC 1883 · 5.7′ 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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