NGC 1883
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| Constellation | Carter |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 05 h 25 m 54.2 s |
| declination | + 46 ° 29 ′ 25 ″ |
| Appearance
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| Brightness (visual) | 12.0 mag |
| Angular expansion | 5.0 ′ |
| Physical data
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| Affiliation | Milky Way |
| distance | 15600 ly (4800 pc ) |
| history | |
| Discovered by | Wilhelm Herschel |
| Discovery time | December 11, 1786 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 1878 • C 0522 + 465 • OCl 417 • Cr 64 • ESO 56-SC080 • GC 1092 • H VII 34 • | |
NGC 1883 is the name of an open star cluster in the Auriga constellation . The object was discovered by Wilhelm Herschel on December 11, 1786 .