NGC 1847

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NGC 1847
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Hubble Space Telescope photograph of NGC 1847
Observation data (J2000.0 epoch)
Right ascension 05h 07m 8.2s [1]
Declination −68° 58 17 [1]
Apparent magnitude  (V)12.4 [1]
Physical characteristics
Associations
Constellation Dorado
See also: Open cluster, List of open clusters

NGC 1847 is a young, massive star cluster in the bar of the Large Magellanic Cloud in the constellation Dorado. It was discovered in 1835 by John Herschel [2] with an 18.7-inch reflecting telescope.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Results for NGC 1847". SIMBAD. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
  2. Seligman, Courtney. "NGC 1847". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved 7 December 2018.