NGC 1746
| NGC 1746 | |
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Observation dates equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Constellation | bull |
| Right ascension | 05 h 03 m 50.2 s |
| declination | + 23 ° 46 ′ 04 ″ |
| Brightness (visual) | 6.1 mag |
| Angular expansion | approx. 40 ' |
| distance | LJ = 2500 ly (760 pc) |
| history | |
| Explorer | Heinrich d'Arrest |
| Discovery date | November 9, 1863 |
| Catalog entries | |
| C 0500 + 237 • OCl 452 • Mel 28 • Cr 57 • Lund 148 • GC 5349 | |
NGC 1746 is an object in the constellation Taurus that was described by Heinrich Louis d'Arrest in 1863 and subsequently listed in the New General Catalog (NGC). The object was previously classified as an open star cluster , but more recent studies have shown that it is a random arrangement of stars in the earthly sky, an asterism . NGC 1746 has an apparent magnitude of 6.1 mag and an angular extent of about 40 '.
swell
- Galadí-Enríquez, D .; Jordi, C .; Trullols, E .: Astrometry and Photometry of Open Clusters: NGC 1746, NGC 1750 and NGC 1758 ; in: Astrophysics and Space Science, Vol. 263, No. 1/4, pp. 307ff. (1998), bibcode : 1998A & AS..131..239G