NGC 1987
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| Photo from the Hubble Space Telescope | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Table Mountain |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 05 h 27 m 17.1 s |
| declination | -70 ° 44 ′ 14 ″ |
| Appearance
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| Brightness (B-band) | 12.1 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.7 ' |
| Physical data
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| Affiliation | Large Magellanic Cloud |
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| Discovered by | John Herschel |
| Discovery time | November 3, 1834 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 1987 • ESO 56-SC131 • GC 1190 • h 2885 • | |
NGC 1987 is an open star cluster in the Large Magellanic Cloud in the constellation Table Mountain . The star cluster was discovered on November 3, 1834 by the astronomer John Herschel with a 48 cm telescope. The discovery was later recorded in the New General Catalog .