NGC 1900

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Open star cluster
NGC 1900
NGC 1900 DSS.jpg
AladinLite
Constellation Swordfish
Position
equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension 05 h 19 m 09.4 s
declination -63 ° 01 ′ 25 ″
Appearance

Brightness  (visual) 13.6 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 14.0 mag
Angular expansion 1.7 ′
Physical data

Affiliation Large Magellanic Cloud
history
Discovered by John Herschel
Discovery time November 30, 1834
Catalog names
 NGC  1900 •  ESO  085-SC068 •  GC  1108 •  h  2819 •

NGC 1900 is the name of an open star cluster in the Dorado constellation . The object was discovered by John Herschel on November 30, 1834 .

Individual evidence

  1. NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. a b c SEDS : NGC 1900
  3. Seligman