Note: A Wikisky search for NGC 1900 shows the correct object, but labels it as NGC 7076, which is obviously wrong (worse yet, a Wikisky search for NGC 7076 also shows NGC 1900).

The second IC lists a corrected RA (per Howe and Bigourdan) of 05 18 29.

Per Dreyer, NGC 1912 (= Messier 38, 1860 RA 05 19 17, NPD 54 17.6) is "cluster, bright, very large, very rich, irregular figure, large and small stars". (Note: See the discussion of Hodierna for an explanation of why he was not credited with the discovery of this object.) (NEED TO ADD DISCUSSION OF LEGENTIL, AND ACTUAL DATE FOR MESSIER'S ENTRY BEFORE FINALIZING). M38 is a moderately dense open cluster, about 25 light years in diameter, and 4000 light years from the Sun. Based on the "turnoff" point of the bright blue stars still on the Main Sequence, the cluster must be about 200 million years old. Over long periods of time, open clusters are disrupted by stars passing through the cluster, so moderately dense clusters are rarely more than a few hundred million years old. (NOAO, AURA, NSF, apod030107)

NGC erratum: for 26° read 260°

NGC erratum: for 26° read 260°