Open star cluster · Auriga

Messier 38

M38 · NGC 1912

Above the horizon after darkHighest after dark 05:17 · south · 74°

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Where is Messier 38?

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Look south, about 74° up at 05:17 in Auriga. It rises at 19:00 and climbs through the night.

From London tonight, Messier 38 is above the horizon after dark. It’s highest just before dawn, around 05:17, in the south at 74°.

At magnitude 6.4, with its light spread out, it needs binoculars and a dark sky.

This is position and timing only: clouds, haze and light pollution aren’t included.

Not visible

Too faint to see by eye.

A scatter of stars; often the best view.

Many separate stars. Use your lowest magnification.

What you’re likely to see, not what a space telescope photographs. General guidance from catalog brightness and size, not a forecast for tonight.

Messier 38 (M38) is a open star cluster in Auriga, with a total brightness of magnitude 6.4 and an apparent size of 9.6′.

Sources: OpenNGC (CC BY-SA 4.0); star chart: Wikidata (CC0). Positions computed for your place and time with astronomy-engine. Data & Licences