NGC 1787

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Open star cluster
NGC 1787
NGC 1787 DSS.jpg
AladinLite
Constellation Swordfish
Position
equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension 05 h 01 m 44.4 s
declination -69 ° 23 ′ 32 ″
Appearance

Brightness  (visual) 10.9 likes
Angular expansion 23 ′
Physical data

Affiliation Milky Way
history
Discovered by John Herschel
Discovery time December 25, 1837
Catalog names
 NGC  1787 •  ESO  85-SC031 •  GC  1004 •  h  2731 •

NGC 1787 is the name of an open star cluster in the constellation Dorado . The object was discovered by John Herschel on December 25, 1837 .

Individual evidence

  1. NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. a b SEDS : NGC 1787
  3. Seligman