NGC 1847 | |
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![]() Hubble Space Telescope photograph of NGC 1847 | |
Observation data (J2000.0 epoch) | |
Right ascension | 05h 07m 8.2s[1] |
Declination | −68° 58′ 17″[1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.4[1] |
Physical characteristics | |
Associations | |
Constellation | Dorado |
NGC 1847 is a young, massive star cluster in the bar of the Large Magellanic Cloud in the constellation Dorado. It was discovered in 1835 by John Herschel[2] with an 18.7-inch reflecting telescope.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Results for NGC 1847". SIMBAD. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- ^ Seligman, Courtney. "NGC 1847". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
External links
[edit]Media related to NGC 1847 at Wikimedia Commons