NGC 1969

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NGC 1969
NGC 1969 DSS.jpg
NGC 1969 in the centre with NGC 1971, slightly south-west and NGC 1972, slightly north-west
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Right ascension 05h 26m 34.11s [1]
Declination −69° 50′ 26.7″ [1]
Apparent magnitude  (V)10.28 [1]
Apparent dimensions (V)0.8′ [2]
Physical characteristics
Other designationsESO 56-SC124 [3]
Associations
Constellation Dorado
See also: Open cluster, List of open clusters

NGC 1969 (also known as ESO 56-SC124) is an open star cluster in the Dorado constellation and is part of the Large Magellanic Cloud. It was discovered by James Dunlop on September 24, 1826. [4] Its apparent size is 0.8 arc minutes. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "NGC 1969". SIMBAD . Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg . Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Revised NGC Data for NGC 1969". SEDS. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  3. ↑ "Open Cluster NGC 1969". DSO. Archived from the original on 6 February 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  4. ↑ "NGC 1969 (in the Large Magellanic Cloud)". cseligman. Retrieved 5 February 2018.


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