NGC 1820

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NGC 1820
NGC 1820 DSS.jpg
NGC 1820 with NGC 1816 north-east of it and NGC 1814 south-east of the open cluster
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Right ascension 05h 04m 06.0s [1] [2]
Declination −67° 16′ 42″ [1] [2]
Physical characteristics
Other designationsESO 85-SC39
Associations
Constellation Dorado
See also: Open cluster, List of open clusters

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]

References

  1. 1 2 "NGC 1820". Simbad. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 "NED results for object NGC 1820". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  3. ↑ "Open cluster NGC 1820". dso-browser. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  4. ↑ "NGC 1820 - Docb". Docb. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  5. 1 2 "NGC 1820 (= an OCL in the LMC)". ncseligman. Retrieved 29 July 2016.


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