NGC 1820

NGC 1820 (also known as ESO 85-SC39[3]) is an open cluster in the Dorado constellation. It is located within the Large Magellanic Cloud.[2] It has a magnitude of 9.0[4][5] and was discovered by John Herschel on 2 January 1837.[5]

NGC 1820
NGC 1820 with NGC 1816 north-east of it and NGC 1814 south-east of the open cluster
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationDorado
Right ascension05h 04m 06.0s[1][2]
Declination−67° 16 42[1][2]
Physical characteristics
Other designationsESO 85-SC39

References

  1. "NGC 1820". Simbad. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  2. "NED results for object NGC 1820". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  3. "Open cluster NGC 1820". dso-browser. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  4. "NGC 1820 - Docb". Docb. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  5. "NGC 1820 (= an OCL in the LMC)". ncseligman. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
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