NGC 1806

NGC 1806
	NGC 1806 image taken by the Hubble Space Telescope ; Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Class	VI[1]
Constellation	Dorado
Right ascension	05h 02m 11.180s[2]
Declination	−67° 59′ 05.89″[2]
Physical characteristics
Other designations	NGC 1806, KMHK 462, [SL63] 184

NGC 1806 is a globular cluster located within the Large Magellanic Cloud within the constellation of Dorado (the dolphin-fish), an area of the sky best seen from the Earth's southern hemisphere. It was discovered in 1836 by the British astronomer John Herschel.

References

Shapley, Harlow; Sawyer, Helen B. (August 1927), "A Classification of Globular Clusters", Harvard College Observatory Bulletin, 849 (849): 11–14, Bibcode:1927BHarO.849...11S
"NGC 1806". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 8 January 2019.

External links

Media related to NGC 1806 at Wikimedia Commons
A Great Ball of Stars — ESA/Hubble Picture of the week

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[hcob849_11-1] Shapley, Harlow; Sawyer, Helen B. (August 1927), "A Classification of Globular Clusters", Harvard College Observatory Bulletin, 849 (849): 11–14, Bibcode:1927BHarO.849...11S

[SIMBAD-2] "NGC 1806". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 8 January 2019.