NGC 1793

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Open star cluster
NGC 1793
NGC 1793 DSS.jpg
AladinLite
Constellation Swordfish
Position
equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension 04 h 59 m 38.2 s
declination -69 ° 33 ′ 27 ″
Appearance

Brightness  (visual) 12.4 mag
Angular expansion 1.3 ′
Physical data

Affiliation Large Magellanic Cloud
history
Discovered by John Herschel
Discovery time November 24, 1834
Catalog names
 NGC  1793 •  ESO  56-SC043 •  GC  1010 •  h  2736 •

NGC 1793 is the name of an open star cluster in the constellation Dorado . The object was discovered by John Herschel on November 24, 1834 .

Individual evidence

  1. NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. a b SEDS : NGC 1793
  3. Seligman