Astronomy:NGC 1847
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Short description: Star cluster in the constellation Dorado
| NGC 1847 | |
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 Hubble Space Telescope photograph of NGC 1847 | |
| Observation data (J2000.0 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Dorado |
| Right ascension | 05h 07m 8.2s[1] |
| Declination | −68° 58′ 17″[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.4[1] |
| Physical characteristics | |
NGC 1847 is a young, massive star cluster in the bar of the Large Magellanic Cloud in the constellation Dorado. It was discovered in 1835 by John Herschel[2] with an 18.7-inch reflecting telescope.
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