Astronomy:NGC 1820
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Short description: Open cluster in the constellation Dorado
| NGC 1820 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 1820 with NGC 1816 north-east of it and NGC 1814 south-east of the open cluster | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Dorado |
| Right ascension | 05h 04m 06.0s[1][2] |
| Declination | −67° 16′ 42″[1][2] |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Other designations | ESO 85-SC39 |
NGC 1820 (also known as ESO 85-SC39[3]) is an open cluster in the Dorado constellation. It is located within the Large Magellanic Cloud.[2] It has a magnitude of 9.0[4][5] and was discovered by John Herschel on 2 January 1837.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "NGC 1820". Simbad. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=NGC%201820.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "NED results for object NGC 1820". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/nph-objsearch?objname=NGC%201820&extend=no&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.
- ↑ "Open cluster NGC 1820". dso-browser. https://dso-browser.com/deep-sky/2745/ngc-1820/open-cluster.
- ↑ "NGC 1820 - Docb". Docb. http://www.docdb.net/show_object.php?id=ngc_1820.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "NGC 1820 (= an OCL in the LMC)". ncseligman. http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc18.htm#1820.
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