Astronomy:NGC 1852

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Short description: Star cluster in the constellation Dorado
NGC 1852
NGC 1852 HST 9891 57 ACS R814 G B555.png
Hubble Space Telescope photograph of NGC 1852
Observation data (J2000.0 epoch)
ConstellationDorado
Right ascension 05h 09m 24s[1]
Declination−67° 46.38′[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)12.0[1]
Apparent dimensions (V)2'[1]
Physical characteristics
See also: Open cluster, List of open clusters

NGC 1852 is a star cluster in the Large Magellanic Cloud in the constellation Dorado.[2] It was discovered in 1826 by James Dunlop[2] with a 9-inch reflecting telescope.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "NGC 1852". http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=ngc+1852&NbIdent=1&Radius=2&Radius.unit=arcmin&submit=submit+id. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Seligman, Courtney. "Celestial Atlas: NGC Objects: NGC 1850 - 1899". http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc18a.htm. 

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