NGC 1876
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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 18.6 s |
| declination | -69 ° 21 ′ 44 ″ |
| Appearance
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| Brightness (visual) | 11.7 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 11.5 likes |
| Angular expansion | 1' |
| Physical data
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| Affiliation | Large Magellanic Cloud |
| history | |
| Discovered by | James Dunlop |
| Discovery time | 1826 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 1876 • Dun 122 • GC 1085 • h 2804 • | |
NGC 1876 is the name of an emission nebula with an embedded open star cluster in the constellation Dorado (swordfish). The object belongs to the star formation region N113 in the Large Magellanic Cloud and was discovered by James Dunlop in 1826 .