NGC 1869

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Open star cluster
NGC 1869
NGC 1869 DSS.jpg
AladinLite
Constellation Swordfish
Position
equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension 05 h 13 m 56.3 s
declination -67 ° 22 ′ 46 ″
Appearance

Angular expansion 14 ′
Physical data

Affiliation Large Magellanic Cloud
history
Discovered by James Dunlop
Discovery time September 24, 1826
Catalog names
 NGC  1869 •  Dun  210 •  ESO  85-SC055 •  GC  1079 •  h  2798 •

NGC 1869 is the name of an emission nebula with an embedded open star cluster in the constellation Dorado . The object belongs to the super-bubble DEM L105 in the Large Magellanic Cloud and was discovered by James Dunlop on September 24, 1826 .

Individual evidence

  1. NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. ^ SEDS : NGC 1869
  3. Seligman