NGC 1856
NGC 1856 is a young, massive star cluster similar to a "blue globular cluster"[3] in the Magellanic Clouds in the constellation Dorado. Its age is estimated to be 80 million years.[3] The object was discovered in 1826 by James Dunlop with a 9-inch reflecting telescope.[4]
NGC 1856 | |
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![]() Hubble Space Telescope photograph of NGC 1856 | |
Observation data (J2000.0 epoch) | |
Constellation | Dorado |
Right ascension | 05h 09m 29.4s[1] |
Declination | −69° 07′ 39″[1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 10.1[2] |
Physical characteristics | |
Sources
- NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database
- "NGC 1856". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg.
- Hodge, P. W.; Lee, S.-O.: LMC blue globular clusters containing Cepheids. I. NGC 1856; ApJ 276, S. 509-518 (1984)
- "NGC/IC Project". Archived from the original on 2012-12-18. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
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