NGC 1734

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Open star cluster
NGC 1734
NGC 1734 DSS.jpg
AladinLite
Constellation Swordfish
Position
equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension 04 h 53 m 33.5 s
declination -68 ° 46 ′ 08 ″
Appearance

Brightness  (visual) 13.1 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 13.3 mag
Angular expansion 1.3 ′
Physical data

Affiliation Large Magellanic Cloud
history
Discovered by John Herschel
Discovery time November 28, 1834
Catalog names
 NGC  1734 •  ESO  56-SC018 •  GC  959 •  h  2695 •

NGC 1734 is the name of an open star cluster in the constellation Dorado . The object was discovered by John Herschel on November 28, 1834 .

Individual evidence

  1. NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. a b c SEDS : NGC 1734
  3. Seligman