NGC 1860

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NGC 1860
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Hubble Space Telescope photograph of NGC 1860
Observation data (J2000.0 epoch)
Right ascension 05h 10m 41s [1]
Declination −68° 45 13 [1]
Apparent magnitude  (V)12.0 [1]
Apparent dimensions (V)2' [1]
Physical characteristics
Associations
Constellation Dorado
See also: Open cluster, List of open clusters

NGC 1860 is an open cluster in the Large Magellanic Cloud in the constellation Dorado. It was discovered in 1836 by John Herschel [2] with an 18.7-inch reflecting telescope. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "NGC 1860". Simbad. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  2. Seligman, Courtney. "Celestial Atlas: NGC Objects: NGC 1850 - 1899". cseligman.com. Archived from the original on 9 September 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  3. "NGC/IC Project". Archived from the original on 2013-01-15. Retrieved 2020-04-12.