Astronomy:NGC 1860
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Short description: Open cluster in the constellation Dorado
| NGC 1860 | |
|---|---|
 Hubble Space Telescope photograph of NGC 1860 | |
| Observation data (J2000.0 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Dorado |
| Right ascension | 05h 10m 41s[1] |
| Declination | −68° 45′ 13″[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.0[1] |
| Apparent dimensions (V) | 2'[1] |
| Physical characteristics | |
NGC 1860 is an open cluster in the Large Magellanic Cloud in the constellation Dorado. It was discovered in 1836 by John Herschel[2] with an 18.7-inch reflecting telescope.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "NGC 1860". http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=ngc+1860&NbIdent=1&Radius=2&Radius.unit=arcmin&submit=submit+id.
- ↑ Seligman, Courtney. "Celestial Atlas: NGC Objects: NGC 1850 - 1899". http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc18a.htm.
- ↑ "NGC/IC Project". http://www.ngcicproject.org/.
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