NGC 1914

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Open star cluster
NGC 1914
NGC 1914 DSS.jpg
AladinLite
Constellation Table Mountain
Position
equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension 05 h 17 m 39.7 s
declination -71 ° 15 ′ 21 ″
Appearance

Brightness  (visual) 12.0 mag
Angular expansion 2.2 '
Physical data

Affiliation Large Magellanic Cloud
history
Discovered by John Herschel
Discovery time November 3, 1834
Catalog names
 NGC  1914 •  ESO  056-SC95 •  GC  1121 •  h  2830 • DEM L 131

NGC 1914 is the name of an emission nebula with an embedded open star cluster in the constellation Mensa . The object was discovered by John Herschel on November 3, 1834 .

Individual evidence

  1. NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. a b SEDS : NGC 1914
  3. Seligman