NGC 1848

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Open star cluster
NGC 1848
NGC 1848 DSS.jpg
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Constellation Table Mountain
Position
equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension 05 h 07 m 27.1 s
declination -71 ° 11 ′ 43 ″
Appearance

Brightness  (visual) 9.7 likes
Brightness  (B-band) 9.8 likes
Physical data

Affiliation Large Magellanic Cloud
history
Discovered by John Herschel
Discovery time November 26, 1834
Catalog names
 NGC  1848 •  ESO  056-SC068 •  GC  1058 •  h  2776 •

NGC 1848 is the name of an open star cluster in the constellation Mensa . The object was discovered by John Herschel on November 26, 1834 .

Individual evidence

  1. NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. a b SEDS : NGC 1848
  3. Seligman