NGC 1903

NGC 1903
	Hubble Space Telescope photograph of NGC 1903
Observation data (J2000.0 epoch)
Constellation	Dorado
Right ascension	05h 17m 22.4s[1]
Declination	−69° 20′ 07″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)	11.9[2]
Apparent dimensions (V)	1′[3]
Physical characteristics

NGC 1903 is a star cluster in the Large Magellanic Cloud in the constellation Dorado. It was discovered in 1834 by John Herschel with an 18.7-inch reflecting telescope.[4]

Sources

van Loon, J. Th.; Marshall, J. R.; Zijlstra, A. A.: Dust-enshrouded giants in clusters in the Magellanic Clouds; Astronomy and Astrophysics 442 (2), S. 597-613 (2005)

"NGC 1903". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
"SEDS". Retrieved 2011-03-18.
"NED results for object NGC 1903". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Retrieved 2011-03-18.
"NGC/IC Project". Archived from the original on 2012-12-18. Retrieved 2020-04-12.

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