NGC 1874

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Open star cluster
NGC 1874
NGC 1874 DSS.jpg
AladinLite
Constellation Swordfish
Position
equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension 05 h 13 m 11.6 s
declination -69 ° 22 ′ 34 ″
Appearance

Brightness  (visual) 9.0 mag
Angular expansion 1'
Physical data

Affiliation Large Magellanic Cloud
history
Discovered by James Dunlop
Discovery time 1826
Catalog names
 NGC  1874 •  Dun  122 •  ESO  56-SC084 •  GC  1084 •  h  2803 •

NGC 1874 is the name of an emission nebula with an embedded open star cluster in the constellation Dorado . The object belongs to the star formation region N113 in the Large Magellanic Cloud and was discovered by James Dunlop in 1826 .

Individual evidence

  1. NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. a b SEDS : NGC 1874
  3. Seligman