NGC 1896
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| SDSS recording | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Carter |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 05 h 25 m 34.7 s |
| declination | + 29 ° 15 ′ 37 ″ |
| Appearance
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| Angular expansion | 20 ′ |
| Physical data
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| distance | approx. 2700 ly (820 pc ) |
| history | |
| Discovered by | Wilhelm Herschel |
| Discovery time | January 17, 1784 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 1896 • GC 1104 • H VIII 4 • h 353 • | |
NGC 1896 is the name of an open star cluster or a randomly arranged group of stars in the Auriga constellation . The object was discovered by Wilhelm Herschel on January 17, 1784 .