NGC 1885

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Open star cluster
NGC 1885
NGC 1885 DSS.jpg
AladinLite
Constellation Swordfish
Position
equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension 05 h 15 m 05.8 s
declination -68 ° 58 ′ 39 ″
Appearance

Brightness  (visual) 12.0 mag
Angular expansion 0.8 ′
Physical data

Affiliation Large Magellanic Cloud
history
Discovered by John Herschel
Discovery time January 31, 1835
Catalog names
 NGC  1885 •  ESO  056-SC088 •  GC  1094 •  h  2814 • OGLE-CL LMC 261

NGC 1885 is the name of an open star cluster in the constellation Dorado . The object was discovered by John Herschel on January 31, 1835 .

Individual evidence

  1. NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. a b SEDS : NGC 1885
  3. Seligman