Open Star Cluster NGC 1907 in Auriga

An 10 minute exposure with an ST-9E CCD camera thru Kopernik's 20-inch F/8.1 Ritchey Chretien Cassegrain telescope, working at F/4. The field of view is about 16x16 arc minutes, with South at the top.

Quote from: The Deep Sky Field Guide to Uranometria 2000:

"Seven arc minutes in diameter; 30 stars; brightest = magnitude 11.26; Moderately rich in stars; small brightness range; strong central concentration; detached; involved in nebulosity."

The nebula is off the image to the south. Open Cluster M-38 is about a half-degree to the north.

• NGC 1907
• Magnitude: 8.2
• Constellation: Auriga
• RA: 05h 28m 00.0s
• Dec: +35° 19' 00" Epoch 2000
• Size (mins): 7.0'
• Classification: Open Star Cluster.
  

Click below to

George Normandin, KAS

January 2nd, 2002