NGC 1869
AladinLite | |
Constellation | Swordfish |
Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 05 h 13 m 56.3 s |
declination | -67 ° 22 ′ 46 ″ |
Appearance
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Angular expansion | 14 ′ |
Physical data
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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 .