A bright, easy open cluster of 60 stars, mag. 9 to 14. Covers 15 arc minutes
of sky, glowing at an integrated magnitude of 6.0. Naked eye from a dark location.
M37! (NGC 2099)
05hr 52.4m
+32° 33'
The richest of Auriga's open clusters. 150 stars mag 12 and brighter, a total
population of at least 500 members. 20 arc minutes in diameter, magnitude 5.6.
M38 (NGC 1912)
05hr 28.7m
+35° 50'
Another bright, easy cluster. About 100 stars, 21 arc minutes in size. The
faintest of Auriga's Messier clusters at mag 6.4. Many bright stars, arranged in pairs.
Located just SW of M38, a mag. 8.2 open cluster. Visible in the same
low power field as M38. 30 stars, mag 10 and fainter, 6 arc minutes in size.
NGC 1931!
05hr 31.4m
+34° 15'
A reflection/emission nebula not far from M36. No magnitude stated, only
3 x 3 arc minutes in size. Look for a haze surrounding 4 close stars. (110NGC)
NGC 1664
04hr 51m
+43° 41'
A nice open cluster SW of Capella. 40 stars 11th mag and fainter, 18 arc
minutes in size. Total magnitude 7.6.
NGC 1893
05hr 23m
+33° 25'
A small cluster of 60 stars embedded inside IC410. 11 arc minutes in
size, magnitude 7.5.
NGC 1985
05hr 37m
+32° 00'
A small emission nebula, only 3 arc minutes in size. Difficult object.
IC 2149
05hr 56m
+46° 07'
A small planetary nebula, about 3° north of b Auriga. Mag 11.2
photographic, 10 arc seconds in size with a 11.5 mag. central star.
A pair of large but faint emission nebula.
Good skies, low power and a nebula filter will be required to make these objects less invisible. 30 x 19,
and 40 x 30 arc minutes in size. IC 405 is currently illuminated by AE Auriga, a fast moving "runaway star"
originating from Orion.
PK173-5.1
05hr 07m
+30° 49'
A difficult type 3 planetary nebula, located between the bottom 2 stars
in the pentagon of Auriga. 132 arc seconds in diameter. Large, round, diffuse and very faint. Mag 13.7.
