NGC 1714

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Emission nebula
NGC 1714

NGC 1714 DSS.jpg
AladinLite
Constellation Swordfish
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 04 h 52 m 08.8 s
declination -66 ° 55 ′ 24 ″
Appearance

Apparent brightness  (visual) 11.6 mag  
Apparent brightness  (B-band) 11.5 likes 
Angular expansion 1.2 ' 
Ionizing source
Physical data

Affiliation Large Magellanic Cloud 
history

discovery John Herschel
Date of discovery November 2, 1834
Catalog names
 NGC  1714 •  GC  945 • ESO 85-EN8

NGC 1714 is an emission nebula with an embedded open star cluster in the constellation Dorado . The object was discovered by John Herschel on November 2, 1834 .

Individual evidence

  1. NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. a b c SEDS : NGC 1714
  3. Seligman