NGC 1895

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Emission nebula
NGC 1895

NGC 1895 DSS.jpg
AladinLite
Constellation Swordfish
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 05 h 16 m 51.6 s
declination -67 ° 19 ′ 46 ″
Appearance
Ionizing source
Physical data

Affiliation Large Magellanic Cloud 
history

discovery John Herschel
Date of discovery November 2, 1834
Catalog names
 NGC  1895 •  ESO  085-062 •  GC  1103 •  h  2817 •

NGC 1895 is the name of an emission nebula in the constellation Dorado .

The object was discovered on November 2, 1834 by the British astronomer John Herschel .

Individual evidence

  1. NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. Seligman