NGC 1727
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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 12.8 s |
| declination | -69 ° 20 ′ 20 ″ |
| Appearance
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| Brightness (visual) | 11.1 mag |
| Angular expansion | 2.5 ′ |
| Physical data
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| Affiliation | Large Magellanic Cloud |
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| Discovered by | James Dunlop |
| Discovery time | 1826 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 1727 • Dun 113 • ESO 56-SC014 • GC 954 • h 2690 • | |
NGC 1727 is the name of an emission nebula with an embedded open star cluster in the constellation Dorado . The object is located in the Large Magellanic Cloud and was discovered by James Dunlop in 1826 .