NGC 1978
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Globular cluster NGC 1978 |
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| Photo from the Hubble Space Telescope | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Swordfish |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 05 h 28 m 45.1 s |
| declination | -66 ° 14 ′ 09 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Concentration class | VI |
| Brightness (visual) | 10.7 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 10.7 mag |
| Angular expansion | 3.9 ' |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | Large Magellanic Cloud |
| history | |
| discovery | James Dunlop |
| Discovery date | November 6, 1826 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 1978 • ESO 85-SC090 • IRAS 5287-6616 • GC 1181 • h 2878 | |
NGC 1978 is the name for a young, blue globular cluster in the Large Magellanic Cloud in the constellation Swordfish . Blue globular clusters are young objects, usually only around 50 million years old, which are typically found in the Large Magellanic Cloud.
The star cluster was discovered on November 6, 1826 by the astronomer James Dunlop .
Individual evidence
- ↑ NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
- ↑ Harlow Shapley, Helen B. Sawyer: A Classification of Globular Clusters . In: Harvard College Observatory Bulletin . tape 849 , 1927, pp. 11-14 , bibcode : 1927BHarO.849 ... 11S .
- ↑ a b c SEDS: NGC 1978
- ↑ Seligman