NGC 1722
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Constellation | Swordfish |
Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 04 h 52 m 00.6 s |
declination | -69 ° 22 ′ 30 ″ |
Appearance
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Brightness (visual) | 13.2 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 13.2 mag |
Angular expansion | 1.0 ′ |
Physical data
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Affiliation | Large Magellanic Cloud |
history | |
Discovered by | James Dunlop |
Discovery time | September 24, 1826 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 1722 • ESO 56-SC012 • GC 952 • h 2689 • |
NGC 1722 is the name of an emission nebula with an embedded open star cluster in the constellation Dorado . The object lies in the Large Magellanic Cloud and was discovered by James Dunlop on September 24, 1826 .