NGC 1873
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Swordfish |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 05 h 13 m 55.7 s |
| declination | -67 ° 20 ′ 04 ″ |
| Appearance
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| Brightness (visual) | 10.4 mag |
| Angular expansion | 3.5 ′ |
| Physical data
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| Affiliation | Large Magellanic Cloud |
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| Discovered by | James Dunlop |
| Discovery time | September 24, 1826 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 1873 • ESO 85-SC054 • GC 1083 • h 2801 • | |
NGC 1873 is the name of an emission nebula with an embedded open star cluster in the constellation Dorado (swordfish). The object belongs to the super-bubble DEM L105 in the Large Magellanic Cloud and was discovered by James Dunlop on September 24, 1826 .