NGC 1722
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Swordfish |
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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 .