NGC 1903
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]
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 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] |
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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.
External links
Media related to NGC 1903 at Wikimedia Commons
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