NGC 1883
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Constellation | Carter |
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 .