NGC 1829

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Open star cluster
NGC 1829
NGC 1829 DSS.jpg
AladinLite
Constellation Swordfish
Position
equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension 05 h 05 m 00.0 s
declination -68 ° 03 ′ 33 ″
Appearance

Angular expansion 2.1 ′
Physical data

Affiliation Large Magellanic Cloud
history
Discovered by John Herschel
Discovery time December 13, 1835
Catalog names
 NGC  1829 •  ESO  56-SC057 •  GC  1040 •  h  2760 • DEM L 066, PKS 0505-681

NGC 1829 is the name of an emission nebula with an embedded open star cluster in the constellation Dorado . The object was discovered by John Herschel on December 13, 1835 .

Individual evidence

  1. NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. ^ SEDS : NGC 1829
  3. Seligman