NGC 1903 explained

NGC 1903
Ra:	^[1]
Epoch:	J2000.0
Type:	Star cluster
Constellation:	Dorado
Size V:	1^[2]
Appmag V:	11.9^[3]

NGC 1903 is a star cluster in the Large Magellanic Cloud in the constellation Dorado. It was discovered in 1834 by John Herschel with an 18.7-inch reflecting telescope.^[4]

Sources

• Dust-enshrouded giants in clusters in the Magellanic Clouds . 1 . van Loon . J. Th. . Marshall . J. R. . Zijlstra . A. A. . Astronomy and Astrophysics . 442 . 2 . November 2005 . 597–613 . 10.1051/0004-6361:20053528 . astro-ph/0507571 . 2005A&A...442..597V .

Notes and References

1. NGC 1903. 7 February 2018.
2. Web site: NED results for object NGC 1903 . NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database . 2011-03-18.
3. Web site: SEDS . 2011-03-18.
4. Web site: NGC/IC Project . 2020-04-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130115035321/http://ngcicproject.org/ . 2013-01-15 . dead .