NGC 1712

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Open star cluster
NGC 1712
NGC 1712 DSS.jpg
AladinLite
Constellation Swordfish
Position
equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension 04 h 50 m 58.4 s
declination -69 ° 24 ′ 27 ″
Appearance

Angular expansion 2.5 ′
Physical data

Affiliation Large Magellanic Cloud
history
Discovered by James Dunlop
Discovery time September 24, 1826
Catalog names
 NGC  1712 •  ESO  56-SC011 •  GC  942 •  h  2685 •

NGC 1712 is the name of an open star cluster in the constellation Dorado . The object was discovered by James Dunlop on September 24, 1826 .

Individual evidence

  1. NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. SEDS : NGC 1712
  3. Seligman