NGC 1711
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| Photo from the Hubble Space Telescope | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Table Mountain |
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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.