NGC 1711
Photo from the Hubble Space Telescope | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | Table Mountain |
Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 04 h 50 m 36.1 s |
declination | -69 ° 59 ′ 08 ″ |
Appearance
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Brightness (visual) | 10.1 mag |
Angular expansion | 2.4 ′ |
Physical data
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Affiliation | Large Magellanic Cloud |
history | |
Discovered by | James Dunlop |
Discovery time | August 3, 1826 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 1711 • ESO 56-SC010 • GC 941 • h 2684 • |
NGC 1711 is the name of an open star cluster in the Large Magellanic Cloud in the constellation Table Mountain . The star cluster was discovered in 1826 by James Dunlop with a 23 cm telescope.