NGC 1896
SDSS recording | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | Carter |
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 .