NGC 1835
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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 05 m 06.6 s |
| declination | -69 ° 24 ′ 14 ″ |
| Appearance
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| Brightness (visual) | 10.6 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 11.3 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.2 ′ |
| Physical data
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| Affiliation | Large Magellanic Cloud |
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| Discovered by | James Dunlop |
| Discovery time | September 24, 1826 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 1835 • Dun 116 • ESO 56-SC058 • GC 1046 • h 2763 • OGLE-CL LMC 69 | |
NGC 1835 is the name for an open star cluster associated with the Large Magellanic Cloud in the Swordfish constellation . NGC 1835 is 1.2 ′ in diameter and has an apparent magnitude of 10.6 mag. It is one of the richest star clusters in the Large Magellanic Cloud and contains 84 RR Lyrae stars . The object was discovered by James Dunlop on September 24, 1826 with a 9-inch collector and was later listed in the New General Catalog by Dreyer .