Astronomy:NGC 1955
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Short description: Open cluster in the constellation Dorado
| NGC 1955 | |
|---|---|
 The open cluster NGC 1955 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Dorado |
| Right ascension | 05h 26m 10.0s[1] |
| Declination | −67° 29′ 51″[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 9.0 [1][2] |
| Apparent dimensions (V) | 1.8 [3] |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Other designations | ESO 56-SC121, GC 1161, h 2863, Dun 211[4] |
NGC 1955 (also known as ESO 56-SC121) is an open cluster associated with an emission nebula located in the Dorado constellation. This nebula is part of the H II region[5] which is part of the Large Magellanic Cloud and was discovered by James Dunlop on August 3, 1826.[3] Its apparent magnitude is 9.0, and its size is 1.8 arc minutes.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Object: NGC 1955 (*)". SEDS. http://spider.seds.org/ngc/revngcic.cgi?ngc1955.
- ↑ "NGC 1955 - Vizier". Vizier. http://vizier.u-strasbg.fr/viz-bin/VizieR-S?NGC%201955.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "NGC 1955 (in the Large Magellanic Cloud)". cseligman. http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc19a.htm#1955.
- ↑ "NGC 1955". SEDS. http://spider.seds.org/ngc/ngc.cgi?CatalogNumber=NGC+1955.
- ↑ "NED results for object NGC 1955". NED. https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=NGC_1955&extend=no&hconst=73&omegam=0.27&omegav=0.73&corr_z=1&out_csys=Equatorial&out_equinox=J2000.0&obj_sort=RA+or+Longitude&of=pre_text&zv_breaker=30000.0&list_limit=5&img_stamp=YES.
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