NGC 1763
| Emission nebula | |
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| NGC 1763
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| Photo from the Hubble Space Telescope | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Swordfish |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 04 h 56 m 49.2 s |
| declination | −66 ° 24 ′ 33 ″ |
| Appearance
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| Apparent brightness (visual) | 9.4 mag |
| Angular expansion | 5.0 ′ × 3.0 ′ |
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| Affiliation | N11 (nebula) , Large Magellanic Cloud |
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history
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| discovery | James Dunlop |
| Date of discovery | November 6, 1826 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 1763 • ESO 85-EN020 • GC 982 • h 2711 • Bennett 27 | |
NGC 1763 is an emission nebula with an embedded star cluster in the constellation Swordfish in the Large Magellanic Cloud . The object was discovered on November 6, 1826 by the astronomer James Dunlop with a 23 cm telescope. The nebula itself is also cataloged under LHA 120-N 11B or ESO 85-EN20 and is part of the nebula complex N11.