| NGC 1856 | |
|---|---|
 Hubble Space Telescope photograph of NGC 1856 | |
| Observation data (J2000.0 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Dorado |
| Right ascension | 05h 09m 29.4s [1] |
| Declination | −69° 07′ 39″ [1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 10.1 [2] |
| Physical characteristics | |
NGC 1856 is a young, massive star cluster similar to a "blue globular cluster" [3] in the Magellanic Clouds in the constellation Dorado. Its age was initially reported estimated to be 80 million years, [3] and later estimated to be around 300 million years [4] The object was discovered in 1826 by James Dunlop with a 9-inch reflecting telescope. [5]
