NGC 1901
AladinLite | |
Constellation | Swordfish |
Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 05 h 18 m 15.1 s |
declination | -68 ° 26 ′ 11 ″ |
Appearance
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classification | III3m |
Angular expansion | 40 ′ |
Physical data
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Affiliation | Milky Way |
distance | 1350 ly (415 pc ) |
history | |
Discovered by | John Herschel |
Discovery time | December 30, 1836 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 1901 • ESO 056-SC 091/96 • GC 1109 • h 2824 • |
NGC 1901 is the name of an open star cluster in the constellation Dorado . The object was discovered by John Herschel on December 30, 1836 .