About NGC 1851 (C73)

NGC 1851 is frequently observed by amateur astronomers and presents itself as a diffuse object. It has moderate brightness.

Current visibility

Right now it is at about 10° altitude and reaches 50° around 04:59 PM.

It stays above 30° for roughly 7 hours.

Observing conditions matter, structure becomes clearer under good conditions.

Observing tips

It can be challenging under typical skies.

What to expect

In small telescopes it remains mostly unresolved.

It is less prominent than the brightest objects in the catalog.

Type

Globular Cluster

Constellation

Columba

Distance

39400 ly

Size

Season

Winter

Difficulty

Moderate

Magnitude

7.3