NGC 1733

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Open star cluster
NGC 1733
NGC 1733 DSS.jpg
AladinLite
Constellation Swordfish
Position
equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension 04 h 54 m 04.7 s
declination -66 ° 40 ′ 57 ″
Appearance

Brightness  (visual) 13.3 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 13.7 mag
Angular expansion 1.2 ′
Physical data

Affiliation Large Magellanic Cloud
history
Discovered by John Herschel
Discovery time January 3, 1837
Catalog names
 NGC  1733 •  ESO  56-SC013 •  GC  958 •  h  2693 •

NGC 1733 is the name of an open star cluster in the constellation Dorado . The object was discovered on January 3, 1837 by John Herschel .

Individual evidence

  1. NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. a b SEDS : NGC 1733
  3. Seligman