NGC 1953
Star clusters | |
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NGC 1953 | |
Photo from the Hubble Space Telescope | |
Constellation | Swordfish |
Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 05h 25m 27.9s |
declination | -68 ° 50 ′ 18 ″ |
Further data | |
Brightness (visual) |
11.7 mag |
Brightness (B-band) |
11.9 likes |
Affiliation | |
history | |
discovery |
John Herschel |
Date of discovery |
January 31, 1835 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 1953 • ESO 56-SC118 • GC 1159 • h 2862 | |
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NGC 1953 is an open star cluster in the Large Magellanic Cloud in the constellation Swordfish . The star cluster was discovered on January 31, 1835 by the astronomer John Herschel with a 48 cm telescope; the discovery was later recorded in the New General Catalog .