NGC 1647

Scientific overview

NGC 1647 is an open cluster in the constellation Taurus. It shines at apparent magnitude 6.4 and spans about 27 arcminutes of sky.

Difficulty

Binoculars

Recommended equipment

10×50 binoculars or any small telescope

Best observed

Winter (N. evening sky)

Best hemisphere

Northern

Guidance follows standard observing practice, derived from the object's real magnitude and position. A dark, moonless sky always helps.

RA / Dec

4.7654h / 19.0951°

Hemisphere

Northern

Season

Winter

Object	Type	Mag	Size (′)
NGC 1746NGC 1746	Open cluster	6.1	18
NGC 1807NGC 1807	Open cluster	7	5.4
NGC 1817NGC 1817	Open cluster	7.7	9.3
Crab NebulaM 1 · NGC 1952	Supernova remnant	8.4	8
Hind's NebulaNGC 1555	Reflection nebula	9.98	1.82
Barnard's Merope Nebula	Reflection nebula	—	25.7
Maia NebulaNGC 1432	H II region	—	60
Merope NebulaNGC 1435	Nebula	—	30

Facts on this topic will be cited from these primary and reference sources.

OpenNGCOpenNGC (M. Verga) — NGC/IC, Messier, and Caldwell catalogue data
Openly-licensed deep-sky catalogue: object types, positions, magnitudes, sizes, morphology, and cross-identifiers.

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