NGC 1854

NGC 1854 (also known as NGC 1855) is a young globular cluster in the northern part of the central bar structure of the Large Magellanic Cloud in the Dorado constellation. At 200x magnification the cluster appears very bright, large and round, with dozens of very faint stars visible. NGC 1858, a nebula/star cluster object, lies to the South-East.[2]

NGC 1854
Photograph of NGC 1854 taken by Hubble
Credit: NASA/ESA
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationDorado
Right ascension 05h 09m 20.10s[1]
Declination−68° 50′ 52.8″[1]
Distance~163000 (~50000)
Apparent magnitude (V)10.39[1]
Apparent dimensions (V)2.3' × 2.3'[1]
Physical characteristics
Other designationsNGC 1855, ESO 56-72, OGLE-CL LMC 154[1]

The cluster was first discovered by Scottish astronomer James Dunlop who observed it in 1826.[3]

References
  1. "NGC 1854". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg.
  2. "NGC 1850 region". Deep Sky Forum. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  3. Courtney Seligman. "NGC 1854". Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  • Media related to NGC 1854 at Wikimedia Commons


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