About NGC 1788
NGC 1788 is a trash nebula. It sits in the constellation Ori and shines at apparent magnitude 5.8.
Clouds of gas and dust light-years across, where new stars are forged.
Trash nebula 14 EP
NGC 1788
RA 76.7217° · Dec -3.3410° · openngc
Score breakdown
· 2 badgesTrash 15 pts → Common
- Nebula +8
- Bright deep-sky object +6
Total score 14
1 more point to reach Common.
Badges
- Nebula · +8
- Bright deep-sky object · +6
Trivia
Cosmic context
- Stellar nursery. Clouds of gas and dust light-years across, where new stars are forged.
Properties
- constellation
- Ori
- dso type
- RfN
- mag
- 5.8
- name
- NGC 1788
How to see it
Look for NGC 1788 in the constellation Ori. At apparent magnitude 5.8, it can be glimpsed with the unaided eye under dark skies.
Like any astronomical target, NGC 1788 is best seen from a dark site away from city lights, and when it is above the horizon depends on your latitude and the time of year. The visibility panel above works out tonight's viewing window for your saved location.
Why NGC 1788 is a trash nebula
NGC 1788 scores 14 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the trash tier. Another 1 point would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 2 science badges — Nebula and Bright deep-sky object — each earned for a real, measurable property of the object. Rarity on Spacedle is never random: the more remarkable an object's astrophysics, the more badges it collects, the higher it scores, and the rarer it ranks.