NGC 1747

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Open star cluster
NGC 1747
NGC 1747 DSS.jpg
AladinLite
Constellation Swordfish
Position
equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension 04 h 55 m 11 s
declination -67 ° 10 ′ 08 ″
Appearance

Brightness  (visual) 9.4 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 9.4 mag
Physical data

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 .

Individual evidence

  1. NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. a b SEDS : NGC 1747
  3. Seligman