NGC 1805
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| Photo from the Hubble Space Telescope | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Swordfish |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 05 h 02 m 21.3 s |
| declination | -66 ° 06 ′ 44 ″ |
| Appearance
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| Brightness (visual) | 10.6 mag |
| Angular expansion | 2.2 ' |
| Physical data
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| Affiliation | Large Magellanic Cloud |
| Redshift | 0.001302 |
| Radial velocity | 390 km / s |
| history | |
| Discovered by | James Dunlop |
| Discovery time | September 24, 1826 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 1805 • ESO 85-SC32 • GC 1018 • h 2741 • | |
NGC 1805 is the name of an open star cluster in the constellation Swordfish in the New General Catalog . The star cluster was on 24 September 1826 by James Dunlop with a 9-inch - Telescope discovered. The object lies in the Large Magellanic Cloud .