NGC 1841
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Globular cluster NGC 1841 |
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| Photo from the Hubble Space Telescope | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Table Mountain |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 04 h 45 m 23.3 s |
| declination | -83 ° 59 ′ 57 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.1 mag |
| Angular expansion | 2.4 ′ |
| Physical data | |
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| discovery | John Herschel |
| Discovery date | January 19, 1836 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 1841 • C 0444 + 840 • GCl 8 • ESO 4-SC015 • GC 1052 • | |
NGC 1841 is a globular cluster in the constellation Mensa . NGC 1841 has an apparent visual magnitude of 14.1 mag. NGC 1841 is located about 15 ° from the Magellanic Clouds in the sky , but has a similar distance to Earth as the Large Magellanic Cloud and is possibly associated with it. The object was discovered by John Herschel on January 19, 1836 .