NGC 1844

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Open star cluster
NGC 1844
NGC 1844 DSS.jpg
AladinLite
Constellation Swordfish
Position
equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension 05 h 07 m 30.7 s
declination -67 ° 19 ′ 24 ″
Appearance

Brightness  (visual) 12.1 mag
Angular expansion 1.3 ′
Physical data

Affiliation Large Magellanic Cloud
history
Discovered by John Herschel
Discovery time November 2, 1834
Catalog names
 NGC  1844 •  ESO  85-SC048 •  GC  1054 •  h  2773 • OGLE-CL LMC 126

NGC 1844 is the name of an open star cluster in the constellation Dorado . The object was discovered by John Herschel on November 2, 1834 .

Individual evidence

  1. NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. a b SEDS : NGC 1844
  3. Seligman