NGC 1903
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| Photo from the Hubble Space Telescope | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Swordfish |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 05 h 17 m 22.3 s |
| declination | -69 ° 20 ′ 07 ″ |
| Appearance
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| Brightness (visual) | 11.9 likes |
| Angular expansion | 1.0 ′ |
| Physical data
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| Affiliation | Large Magellanic Cloud |
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| Discovered by | James Dunlop |
| Discovery time | August 3, 1826 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 1903 • ESO 56-SC93 • GC 1111 • h 2825 • | |
NGC 1903 is a star cluster of the large Magellanic Cloud in the constellation Dorado . The object was discovered on August 3rd, 1826 by James Dunlop .
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- van Loon, J. Th .; Marshall, JR; Zijlstra, AA: "Dust-enshrouded giants in clusters in the Magellanic Clouds" ; Astronomy and Astrophysics 442 (2), pp. 597-613 (2005)