NGC 1908 is an unclassified object in Orion
NGC 1908 is an unclassified object in the constellation Orion . It is a telescope object, 6 inches or larger, and it is highest in the evening sky in January.
Unmatched entry: a catalog entry that later surveys could not match to a definite object. It may be a faint star, a flaw on a photographic plate, a lost nebula, or a position recorded with an error.
Finding NGC 1908 from Alnilam
Alnilam
NGC 1908
ORION
NGC 1908 lies 2.9° southwest of Alnilam , the magnitude 1.7 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 1908 is highest in the evening in January
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 27° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 26° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 18° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 4° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -10° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -24° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -32° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -31° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -22° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -9° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 7° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 19° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 36° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 35° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 24° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 6° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -12° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -30° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -41° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -40° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -28° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -10° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 9° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 26° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 46° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 44° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 30° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 8° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -14° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -36° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -51° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -49° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -33° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -11° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 12° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 32° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 56° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 53° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 35° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 10° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -15° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -41° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -60° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -58° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -37° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -12° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 14° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 38° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 65° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 61° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 39° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 11° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -16° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -45° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -68° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -66° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -40° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -13° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 16° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 42° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 73° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 68° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 42° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 13° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -17° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -47° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -75° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -71° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -42° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -13° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 17° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 46° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 78° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 71° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 44° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 13° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -16° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -47° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -76° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -73° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -42° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -13° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 18° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 47° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 76° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 70° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 43° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 13° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -16° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -45° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -72° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -69° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -41° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -12° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 18° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 47° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 69° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 65° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 42° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 13° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -14° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -42° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -64° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -62° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -38° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -11° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 18° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 45° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 60° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 57° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 38° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 13° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -13° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -38° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -55° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -54° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -34° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -10° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 17° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 41° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 51° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 49° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 34° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 12° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -11° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -32° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -46° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -45° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -29° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -8° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 15° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 36° high at 9 pm
below horizon
low
20-40°
40-60°
overhead-ish
The chart gives its height above the horizon at 9 pm through the year, from 60°N to 40°S. It can be seen from the whole southern hemisphere and north to about 87°N.
The distance to NGC 1908 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 1908
32 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 1924, barred spiral galaxy, 2.8° NGC 1990 Alnilam, star, 2.9° NGC 1981 Upper Sword, cluster with nebula, 3.0° NGC 1973, nebula, 3.2° NGC 1975, nebula, 3.2° NGC 1977 Running Man Nebula, cluster with nebula, 3.3° M43 De Mairan's Nebula, H II region, 3.6° M42 Orion Nebula, cluster with nebula, 3.7°
NGC 1908 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Orion Designations NGC 1908 Type unclassified object Right ascension (J2000) 05h 25.9m Declination (J2000) -02° 32′ Best with Telescope Best month January Catalog page NGC 1501 to 2000
