NGC 1767
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| Constellation | Swordfish |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 04 h 56 m 27.3 s |
| declination | -69 ° 24 ′ 02 ″ |
| Appearance
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| Brightness (visual) | 10.6 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 10.9 likes |
| Angular expansion | 1.6 ′ |
| Physical data
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| Affiliation | Large Magellanic Cloud |
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| Discovered by | John Herschel |
| Discovery time | November 1834? |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 1767 • ESO 56-SC031 • GC 5062 • | |
NGC 1767 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 in November 1834 .