How to find NGC1647
This guide uses bright stars first, then narrows the field for a telescope or binocular finder. Use Taurus as the main sky landmark.
Follow the route from one recognizable star to the next until you reach NGC1647.
NGC1647 is 13° above the horizon toward the Northeast.
Use Taurus as the large-scale sky landmark before following the numbered route.
field star · mag 6.0
From Aldebaran, move about 3.3° toward the north-east until you reach field star · mag 6.0.
