NGC 1994

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Open star cluster
NGC 1994
NGC 1994 DSS.jpg
AladinLite
Constellation Swordfish
Position
equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension 05 h 28 m 21.8 s
declination -69 ° 08 ′ 31 ″
Appearance

Brightness  (visual) 9.8 likes
Angular expansion 0.6 ′
Physical data

Affiliation Large Magellanic Cloud
history
Discovered by John Herschel
Discovery time December 16, 1835
Catalog names
 NGC  1994 •  ESO  056-SC136 •  GC  1197 •  h  2887 • IRAS 05287-6910

NGC 1994 is the name of an open star cluster in the constellation Dorado . The object was discovered by John Herschel on December 16, 1835 .

Individual evidence

  1. NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. a b SEDS : NGC 1994
  3. Seligman