NGC 1814
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Swordfish |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 05 h 03 m 46.4 s |
| declination | -67 ° 18 ′ 02 ″ |
| Appearance
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| Brightness (visual) | 9.0 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.0 ′ |
| Physical data
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| Affiliation | Large Magellanic Cloud |
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| Discovered by | John Herschel |
| Discovery time | December 16, 1835 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 1814 • ESO 85-SC036 • GC 1027 • h 2748 • | |
NGC 1814 is the name of an emission nebula with an embedded open star cluster in the constellation Dorado . The object lies in the Large Magellanic Cloud and was discovered by John Herschel on December 16, 1835 .