NGC 1778
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Carter |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 05 h 08 m 05.7 s |
| declination | + 37 ° 01 ′ 22 ″ |
| Appearance
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| classification | III2p |
| Brightness (visual) | 7.7 likes |
| Angular expansion | 8th' |
| Physical data
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| distance | 4800 ly (1469 pc ) |
| history | |
| Discovered by | William Herschel |
| Discovery time | January 17, 1787 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 1778 • C 0504 + 369 • OCl 429 • Cr 58 • Lund 152 • GC 996 • H VIII 61 • h 344 • | |
NGC 1778 is a type III2p open star cluster in the constellation Fuhrmann in the northern sky . The cluster has a brightness of 7.70 mag and an angular diameter of 8 arc minutes .
The object was discovered on January 17th, 1787 by William Herschel .