NGC 1746 is an asterism in the constellation Taurus that was described in 1863 by Heinrich Louis d'Arrest and as a result was recorded in the New General Catalogue (NGC).

NGC 1746 is a Open Cluster in the Taurus constellation. NGC 1746 is situated close to the celestial equator and, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Given its visual magnitude of 6.1, NGC 1746 …

Sep 26, 2024 · NGC 1746 is a massive (40') and bright (6.1 Mag) asterism combining NGC 1750 and NGC 1758 open clusters in the Taurus constellation. Previously, NGC 1746 was classified as an open cluster; however, it was shown through more recent observations that it is a random formation of stars, an asterism.

From Virginia Beach , NGC1746 will become visible at around 19:05 (EST), 70° above your south-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 01:20. All times shown in Virginia Beach local time.

NGC 1746 is an Open Galactic Cluster located in the constellation of Taurus in the equatorial region. NGC 1746 is called NGC 1746 in the New General Catalogue (NGC). This catalogue is a list of deep space objects compiled by John Louis Emil Dreyer in …

NGC 1746 is an open star cluster of about 20 stars in Taurus, 5 degrees to the southwest of β Tauri. Previously, the object was classified as an open cluster; however, it was shown through more recent observations that it is a random formation of stars in Earth's sky, an asterism. NGC 1746 was discovered by Heinrich Louis d'Arrest in 1863.

The entire cluster is often designated NGC 1746, and classified as Trumpler Type III 2 p open cluster, but a detailed study of its constituent stars by Galadi-Enrquez and others (1998) concluded that it is a chance optical alignment that partially …

NGC 1746 Open cluster in Taurus: Date: December 5, 2021: Exposure: RGB 60:60:60 (3 hours, cropped) Camera: STL11000M with AstroDon Gen II filters : Telescope: ASA 10N f/3.7 on AP900GTO CP3: Guiding: Remote guide head with MiniBorg 50 mm: Processing: MaximDL, Photoshop CS6, Astronomy Tools, Topaz Denoise AI:

About 20 stars make up the open cluster NGC 1746 in the constellation Taurus. Located roughly halfway between Aldebaran (α Tauri) and Elnath (β Tauri), this cluster was discovered in 1863 by Henry Louis d'Arrest.

NGC 1746 is large, rather scattered cluster of moderately bright stars in Taurus. It is situated about halfway between the Hyades cluster and beta tauri. The brightest stars are K-type giants, while the majority are A-type main sequence stars.