NGC 1874
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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 11.6 s |
| declination | -69 ° 22 ′ 34 ″ |
| Appearance
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| Brightness (visual) | 9.0 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1' |
| Physical data
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| Affiliation | Large Magellanic Cloud |
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| 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 .