NGC 1857
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Carter |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 05 h 20 m 05.5 s |
| declination | + 39 ° 20 ′ 37 ″ |
| Appearance
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| classification | II2m |
| Brightness (visual) | 7 likes |
| Angular expansion | 10 ′ |
| Physical data
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| Affiliation | Milky Way |
| distance | 5050 ly (1545 pc ) |
| history | |
| Discovered by | William Herschel |
| Discovery time | September 30, 1780 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 1857 • C 0516 + 393 • OCl 428 • Mel 32 • Cr 61 • Lund 159 • GC 1067 • H VII 33 • h 350 • | |
NGC 1857 is an open cluster of Trumpler type II2m in the constellation Fuhrmann at the northern sky . NGC 1857 has a magnitude of 7.0 mag and an angular diameter of 10 arc minutes .
The object was discovered on September 30, 1780 by William Herschel .