NGC 1854
(Redirected fromNGC 1855)
| NGC 1854 | |
|---|---|
 Photograph of NGC 1854 taken by theHubble Space Telescope | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Dorado |
| Right ascension | 05h09m20.10s[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 designations | NGC 1855, ESO 56-72, OGLE-CL LMC 154[1] |
NGC 1854(also known asNGC 1855) is a youngglobular clusterin the northern part of the central bar structure of theLarge Magellanic Cloudin theDoradoconstellation.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]
The cluster was first discovered byScottishastronomerJames Dunlopwho observed it in 1826.[3]
References
[edit]- ^abcde"NGC 1854".SIMBAD.Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg.
- ^"NGC 1850 region".Deep Sky Forum.Retrieved24 July2016.
- ^Courtney Seligman."NGC 1854".Retrieved24 July2016.
External links
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Media related toNGC 1854at Wikimedia Commons
