NGC 1673

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Open star cluster
NGC 1673
NGC 1673 DSS.jpg
AladinLite
Constellation Table Mountain
Position
equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension 04 h 42 m 39.6 s
declination -69 ° 49 ′ 17 ″
Appearance

Brightness  (visual) 14.1 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 14.5 mag
Angular expansion 0.7 ′
Physical data

Affiliation Large Magellanic Cloud
history
Discovered by John Herschel
Discovery time December 23, 1834
Catalog names
 NGC  1673 •  ESO  55-SC034 •  GC  913 •  h  2667 • PGC 3517902

NGC 1673 is the name of an open star cluster in the constellation Mensa . The object was discovered by John Herschel on December 23, 1834 .

Individual evidence

  1. NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. a b SEDS : NGC 1673
  3. Seligman