NGC 1777

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Open star cluster
NGC 1777
NGC 1777 DSS.jpg
AladinLite
Constellation Table Mountain
Position
equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension 04 h 55 m 47.6 s
declination -74 ° 17 ′ 07 ″
Appearance

Brightness  (visual) 12.8 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 13.4 mag
Angular expansion 2.1 ′
Physical data

Affiliation Large Magellanic Cloud
history
Discovered by John Herschel
Discovery time November 26, 1834
Catalog names
 NGC  1777 •  ESO  33-SC001 •  GC  995 •  h  2728 •

NGC 1777 is the name of an open star cluster in the constellation Mensa . The object was discovered by John Herschel on November 26, 1836 .

Individual evidence

  1. NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. a b SEDS : NGC 1777
  3. Seligman