NGC 1837

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Open star cluster
NGC 1837
NGC 1837 DSS.jpg
AladinLite
Constellation Table Mountain
Position
equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension 05 h 04 m 55.8 s
declination -70 ° 42 ′ 50 ″
Appearance

Brightness  (visual) 10.6 mag
Angular expansion 1.3 ′
Physical data

Affiliation Large Magellanic Cloud
history
Discovered by John Herschel
Discovery time November 3, 1834
Catalog names
 NGC  1837 •  ESO  56-SC059 •  GC  1048 •  h  2769 •

NGC 1837 is the name of an open star cluster in the constellation Mensa . The object was discovered by John Herschel on November 3, 1834 .

Individual evidence

  1. NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. a b SEDS : NGC 1837
  3. Seligman