NGC 1732

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Open star cluster
NGC 1732
NGC 1732 DSS.jpg
AladinLite
Constellation Swordfish
Position
equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension 04 h 53 m 10.6 s
declination -68 ° 39 ′ 00 ″
Appearance

Brightness  (visual) 12.3 mag
Angular expansion 0.9 ′
Physical data

Affiliation Large Magellanic Cloud
history
Discovered by John Herschel
Discovery time November 23, 1834
Catalog names
 NGC  1732 •  ESO  56-SC017 •  GC  957 •  h  2694 •

NGC 1732 is the name of an open star cluster in the constellation Dorado . The object was discovered by John Herschel on November 23, 1834 .

Individual evidence

  1. NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. a b SEDS : NGC 1732
  3. Seligman