NGC 1702

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Open star cluster
NGC 1702
NGC 1702 DSS.jpg
AladinLite
Constellation Table Mountain
Position
equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension 04 h 49 m 27.7 s
declination -69 ° 51 ′ 03 ″
Appearance

Brightness  (visual) 12.5 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 12.7 mag
Angular expansion 1.0 ′
Physical data

Affiliation Large Magellanic Cloud
history
Discovered by James Dunlop
Discovery time August 3, 1826
Catalog names
 NGC  1702 •  ESO  56-SC008 •  GC  934 •  h  2680 •

NGC 1702 is the name of an open star cluster in the constellation Mensa . The object was discovered by James Dunlop on August 3, 1826 .

Individual evidence

  1. NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. a b c SEDS : NGC 1702
  3. Seligman