NGC 1747
AladinLite | |
Constellation | Swordfish |
Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 04 h 55 m 11 s |
declination | -67 ° 10 ′ 08 ″ |
Appearance
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Brightness (visual) | 9.4 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 9.4 mag |
Physical data
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Affiliation | Large Magellanic Cloud ? |
history | |
Discovered by | John Herschel |
Discovery time | November 2, 1834 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 1747 • ESO 85-SC016 • GC 967 • h 2701 • |
NGC 1747 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 2, 1834 .