NGC 1789

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Open star cluster
NGC 1789
NGC 1789 DSS.jpg
AladinLite
Constellation Table Mountain
Position
equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension 04 h 57 m 51.7 s
declination -71 ° 54 ′ 07 ″
Appearance

Brightness  (visual) 13.1 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 13.6 mag
Angular expansion 1.5 ′
Physical data

Affiliation Large Magellanic Cloud
history
Discovered by John Herschel
Discovery time December 15, 1835
Catalog names
 NGC  1789 •  ESO  56-SC037 •  GC  1006 •  h  2733 •

NGC 1789 is the name of an open star cluster in the constellation Mensa . The object was discovered by John Herschel on December 15, 1835 .

Individual evidence

  1. NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. a b c SEDS : NGC 1789
  3. Seligman