NGC 1890

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Open star cluster
NGC 1890
NGC 1890 DSS.jpg
AladinLite
Constellation Table Mountain
Position
equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension 05 h 13 m 45.8 s
declination -72 ° 04 ′ 41 ″
Appearance

Brightness  (visual) 12.8 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 13.1 mag
Angular expansion 1.2 ′
Physical data

Affiliation Large Magellanic Cloud
history
Discovered by John Herschel
Discovery time November 26, 1834
Catalog names
 NGC  1890 •  ESO  056-SC087 •  GC  1098 •  h  2816 •

NGC 1890 is the name of an open star cluster in the constellation Mensa . The object was discovered by John Herschel on November 26, 1834 .

Individual evidence

  1. NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. a b c SEDS : NGC 1890
  3. Seligman