NGC 1714
| Emission nebula | |
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| NGC 1714
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Swordfish |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 04 h 52 m 08.8 s |
| declination | -66 ° 55 ′ 24 ″ |
| Appearance
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| Apparent brightness (visual) | 11.6 mag |
| Apparent brightness (B-band) | 11.5 likes |
| Angular expansion | 1.2 ' |
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| Physical data
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| Affiliation | Large Magellanic Cloud |
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history
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| 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 .