NGC 1856 explained

NGC 1856
Ra:[1]
Epoch:J2000.0
Constellation:Dorado
Appmag V:10.1[2]
Image Size:250

NGC 1856 is a young, massive star cluster similar to a "blue globular cluster"[3] in the Magellanic Clouds in the constellation Dorado. Its age is estimated to be 80 million years. The object was discovered in 1826 by James Dunlop with a 9-inch reflecting telescope.[4]

Notes and References

  1. http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/nph-objsearch?objname=NGC+1856&extend=no NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database
  2. NGC 1856.
  3. Hodge, P. W.; Lee, S.-O.: LMC blue globular clusters containing Cepheids. I. NGC 1856; ApJ 276, S. 509-518 (1984)
  4. Web site: NGC/IC Project . 2020-04-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130115035321/http://ngcicproject.org/ . 2013-01-15 . dead .

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