NGC 1745
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Swordfish |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 04 h 54 m 20.6 s |
| declination | -69 ° 09 ′ 32 ″ |
| Appearance
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| Brightness (visual) | 13.4 mag |
| Physical data
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| Affiliation | Large Magellanic Cloud |
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| Discovered by | John Herschel |
| Discovery time | November 11, 1836 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 1745 • ESO 56-SC022 • GC 966 • h 2702 • | |
NGC 1745 is the name of an emission nebula with an embedded open star cluster in the constellation Dorado (swordfish). The object lies in the Large Magellanic Cloud and was discovered by John Herschel on November 11, 1836 .