NGC 1807 is an open cluster in Taurus
NGC 1807 (MWSC 0479) is an open cluster in the constellation Taurus . It shines at magnitude 7.0 and spans 5.4′. It is an easy target in binoculars, and it is highest in the evening sky in January.
Open cluster: a loose group of a few dozen to a few thousand young stars born together from one cloud of gas. They drift apart over a few hundred million years and lie in the disk of the Milky Way.
Finding NGC 1807 from Aldebaran
Aldebaran
NGC 1807
TAURUS
NGC 1807 lies 8.3° east of Aldebaran , the magnitude 0.9 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
NGC 1807 is highest in the evening in January
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 46° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 44° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 34° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 19° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 5° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -7° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -13° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -12° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -3° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 10° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 25° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 38° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 56° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 52° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 38° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 19° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 0° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -15° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -23° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -21° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -10° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 7° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 26° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 44° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 65° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 59° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 41° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 18° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -4° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -23° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -33° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -30° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -16° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 4° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 27° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 49° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 75° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 65° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 42° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 16° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -8° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -30° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -43° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -39° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -22° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 1° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 27° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 52° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 82° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 68° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 43° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 14° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -12° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -37° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -52° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -48° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -28° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -3° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 25° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 53° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 80° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 67° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 41° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 12° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -16° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -43° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -62° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -56° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -33° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -6° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 23° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 52° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 72° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 62° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 38° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 9° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -19° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -48° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -71° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -64° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -37° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -9° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 21° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 48° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 62° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 55° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 34° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 6° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -22° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -51° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -79° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -69° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -40° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -11° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 17° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 43° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 53° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 47° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 29° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 3° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -24° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -53° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -80° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -70° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -41° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -14° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 13° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 37° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 43° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 39° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 23° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -0° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -25° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -52° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -74° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -67° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -41° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -16° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 9° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 30° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 33° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 30° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 17° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -4° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -26° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -49° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -65° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -60° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -40° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -17° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 5° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 23° 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 northern hemisphere and south to about 73°S, and never sets north of 73°N.
The distance to NGC 1807 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 1807
1 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 1807 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Taurus Designations NGC 1807, MWSC 0479 Type open cluster Right ascension (J2000) 05h 10.8m Declination (J2000) +16° 31′ Magnitude 7.0 (B 7.8) Apparent size 5.4′ Best with Binoculars Best month January Catalog page NGC 1501 to 2000
