NGC 1746 is an asterism in the constellation Taurus that was described in 1863 by Heinrich Louis d'Arrest and as a result was recorded in the New General Catalogue (NGC). Previously, the object was classified as an open cluster; however, it was shown through more recent observations that it is a random formation of stars in Earth's sky, an asterism. NGC 1746 has an apparent magnitude of 6.1 and an apparent size of about 40'.

NGC 1746
Amateur image of NGC 1746
Location map
Object typeAsterism
Other designationsCr 57, Mel 28
Observation data
(Epoch J2000.0)
ConstellationTaurus
05h 03.8m
Declination+23° 46′

In visual light (V)
Apparent size
~40'
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