NGC 1520
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Table Mountain |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 04 h 57 m 31.0 s |
| declination | -76 ° 50 ′ 02 ″ |
| Appearance
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| Angular expansion | 5 ' |
| Physical data
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| distance | 2500 ly (775 pc ) |
| history | |
| Discovered by | John Herschel |
| Discovery time | November 8, 1836 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 1520 • ESO 32-SC5 • GC 814 • h 2615 • | |
NGC 1520 is an Open Cluster or Group of Stars near HD 25864 in the constellation Mensa in the southern sky .
The object was discovered on November 8, 1836 by John Herschel .
Individual evidence
- ↑ NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
- ↑ SEDS : NGC 1520
- ↑ AL Tadross: A catalog of 120 NGC open star cluster . In: Journal of the Korean Astronomical Society , 44, 2011, pp. 1-11. doi: 10.5303 / JKAS.2011.44.1.1 .
- ↑ Seligman