NGC 1755 explained

NGC 1755
Epoch:J2000
Constellation:Dorado
Ra:[1]
Dist Ly:160,000[2] ly
Dist Pc:49,000 pc
Absmag V:9.9
Size V:2.6′
Age:80[3] Myr
Names:ESO 56-SC28

NGC 1755 (also known as ESO 56-SC28)[4] is an open star cluster in the Large Magellanic Cloud in the Dorado constellation. It is about 120 light years across and due to its size could be a globular cluster. It has a diameter of 2.6′ and an apparent magnitude of 9.9. It was discovered by James Dunlop in 1826.

Notes and References

  1. NGC 1755. 13 February 2021.
  2. Web site: NGC 1755 (= an OCL in the LMC). cseligman. 28 July 2015.
  3. Multiple stellar populations in Magellanic Cloud clusters. IV. The double main sequence of the young cluster NGC 1755. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 458. 4. 4368. 2016MNRAS.458.4368M. Milone. A. P.. Marino. A. F.. d'Antona. F.. Bedin. L. R.. Da Costa. G. S.. Jerjen. H.. MacKey. A. D.. 2016. 1603.03493. 10.1093/mnras/stw608. free .
  4. Web site: Open cluster NGC 1755. dso-browser. 28 July 2016.