NGC 1807
| NGC 1807 | |
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Observation dates equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Constellation | Taurus |
| Right ascension | 05 h 10 m 45 s |
| declination | + 16 ° 30 ′ 46 ″ |
| Apparent visual brightness | approx. 7.0 mag |
| Angular expansion | approx. 12 ' |
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| Brightest star | |
| distance | 3100 ly (960 pc) |
| history | |
| discovery |
John Herschel , January 25, 1832 |
| Other names | |
| C 0507 + 164 • OCl 462 • Lund 154 • Mel 29 • Cr 59 • h 348 • GC 1020 | |
NGC 1807 is a random arrangement of stars (an asterism) on the border of the constellations Taurus and Orion , near the open star cluster NGC 1817 . NGC 1807 has an angular diameter of 12 arc minutes and an apparent visual magnitude of 7.0 mag. The object was discovered by John Herschel on January 25, 1832 .