NGC 1985

bright nebula in Auriga

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Key facts

Right ascension: 05 37 47.8
Declination: +31 ° 59 ′ 20 ″
Constellation: Auriga
Dimensions: 0.68 ′
Designations: 2MASS J05374779+3159200, PK 176 + 0.1, CS = 13.6, GC 1188, h 359, H 3.865.

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catalog code: PN ARO 28
time of discovery or invention: 1790-11-13
right ascension: 84.44926
declination: 31.99000
Commons category: NGC 1985

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Encyclopedic overview

NGC 1985 (also known as 2MASS J05374779+3159200) is a reflection nebula located in the constellation Auriga. It was discovered by William Herschel on December 13, 1790. It has an apparent magnitude of 12.8 and is about 40 arcseconds in diameter.

References

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “NGC 1985” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.