NGC 1950

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Open star cluster
NGC 1950
NGC 1950 DSS.jpg
AladinLite
Constellation Table Mountain
Position
equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension 05 h 24 m 33.0 s
declination -69 ° 54 ′ 08 ″
Appearance

Brightness  (visual) 13.2 mag
Angular expansion 1.0 ′
Physical data

Affiliation Large Magellanic Cloud
history
Discovered by John Herschel
Discovery time December 23, 1834
Catalog names
 NGC  1950 •  ESO  056-SC116 •  GC  1156 •  h  2859 • OGLE-CL LMC 436

NGC 1950 is an open cluster of the Large Magellanic Cloud in the constellation Mensa . It was discovered on December 23, 1834 by the astronomer John Herschel .

Individual evidence

  1. NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. a b SEDS : NGC 1950
  3. Seligman