NGC 1958

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Globular cluster
NGC 1958
NGC 1958 DSS.jpg
AladinLite
Constellation Swordfish
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 05 h 25 m 30.5 s
declination -69 ° 50 ′ 12 ″
Appearance
Brightness  (visual) 13.0 likes
Brightness  (B-band) 13.5 likes
Angular expansion 0.8 '
Physical data
Affiliation Large Magellanic Cloud
history
discovery John Herschel
Discovery date 1835?
Catalog names
 NGC  1958 •  ESO  056-SC 119 •  GC  1163 • SL 462

NGC 1958 is a globular cluster in the Large Magellanic Cloud in the constellation Dorado . The property was discovered by John Herschel in 1835 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. a b SEDS: NGC 1958
  3. Seligman