NGC 1974
| Open star cluster and nebula | |
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| NGC 1974 | |
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| Photo from the Hubble Space Telescope | |
| Constellation | Swordfish |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 05h 27m 59.0s |
| declination | -67 ° 25 ′ 27 ″ |
| Further data | |
| Brightness (visual) |
9 likes |
| Angular expansion |
1.2 ′ |
| Affiliation | |
| history | |
| discovery |
James Dunlop |
| Date of discovery |
November 6, 1826 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 1974 • NGC 1991 • 2MASX J05275898-6725271 • IRAS 05280-6727 • ESO 085-SC089 • GC 1178 • h 2877 | |
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NGC 1974 is an open star cluster and emission nebula in the Large Magellanic Cloud in the constellation Swordfish . NGC 1974 has an angular extent of 1.7 ′ and an apparent magnitude of 9 mag. The star cluster was discovered by James Dunlop in 1826 and was included in the New General Catalog as NGC in 1974. The astronomer John Herschel also observed this object on January 2, 1837, which led to the entry NGC 1991 .