NGC 1893 is an open cluster in Auriga
NGC 1893 (MWSC 0516) is an open cluster in the constellation Auriga . It shines at magnitude 7.5 and spans 6′. It is best in a small telescope, 4 to 6 inches, 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 1893 from Elnath
Elnath
NGC 1893
AURIGA
NGC 1893 lies 4.9° north of Elnath , the magnitude 1.7 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 1893 is highest in the evening in January
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 62° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 61° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 50° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 35° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 21° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 10° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 4° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 5° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 12° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 23° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 38° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 52° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 72° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 68° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 52° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 32° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 15° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 1° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -6° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -5° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 4° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 18° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 36° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 55° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 79° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 73° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 52° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 29° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 10° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -7° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -16° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -15° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -4° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 13° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 34° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 56° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 80° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 73° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 50° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 26° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 4° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -15° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -25° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -24° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -12° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 7° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 30° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 54° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 73° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 68° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 46° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 21° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -2° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -23° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -35° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -34° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -19° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 1° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 26° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 51° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 64° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 61° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 41° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 16° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -8° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -31° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -45° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -43° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -27° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -4° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 21° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 45° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 55° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 52° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 35° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 10° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -14° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -38° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -55° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -53° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -34° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -10° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 15° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 38° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 45° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 43° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 28° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 5° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -20° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -45° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -64° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -61° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -40° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -15° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 10° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 31° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 36° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 33° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 20° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -1° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -25° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -50° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -72° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -69° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -45° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -21° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 3° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 23° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 26° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 24° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 13° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -7° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -29° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -54° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -79° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -74° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -49° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -25° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -3° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 15° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 16° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 14° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 5° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -13° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -33° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -56° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -78° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -74° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -51° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -29° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -9° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 7° 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 57°S, and never sets north of 57°N.
The distance to NGC 1893 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 1893
14 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
IC 405 Flaming Star Nebula, nebula, 1.6° NGC 1931 Fly Nebula, cluster with nebula, 2.0° NGC 1907, open cluster, 2.2° M38 Starfish Cluster, open cluster, 2.7° M36 Pinwheel Cluster, open cluster, 2.9° NGC 1985, reflection nebula, 3.5° NGC 1778, open cluster, 4.7° NGC 1857, open cluster, 6.0°
NGC 1893 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Auriga Designations NGC 1893, MWSC 0516 Type open cluster Right ascension (J2000) 05h 22.7m Declination (J2000) +33° 25′ Magnitude 7.5 (B 7.9) Apparent size 6′ Radial velocity -4 km/s Best with Small telescope Best month January Catalog page NGC 1501 to 2000
