NGC 1866

NGC 1866
	NGC 1866 taken by Hubble Space Telescope.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Dorado
Right ascension	05h 13m 38.920s
Declination	−65° 27′ 52.75″
Apparent magnitude (V)	9.73
Apparent dimensions (V)	5.50′ × 5.50′
Physical characteristics
Other designations	ESO 85-52, KMHK 664, LW 163, [SL63] 319
	See also: Globular cluster, List of globular clusters

Short description: Globular cluster in the constellation Dorado

Coordinates: 05^h 13^m 38.920^s, -65° 27′ 52.75″

NGC 1866 is a globular cluster in the Large Magellanic Cloud, located in the constellation of Dorado. NGC 1866 was discovered August 3, 1826 by James Dunlop.^[3]

References

↑ "Different generations". https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/potw1847a/.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 ^2.5 "SIMBAD Astronomical Database - CDS (Strasbourg)". Results for NGC 1866. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=NGC+1866&submit=SIMBAD+search.
↑ Seligman, Courtney. "NGC 1866". https://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc18a.htm#1866.

External links

NGC 1866 on SIMBAD

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[1] "Different generations". https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/potw1847a/.

[simbad-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 ^2.5 "SIMBAD Astronomical Database - CDS (Strasbourg)". Results for NGC 1866. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=NGC+1866&submit=SIMBAD+search.

[Seligman-3] Seligman, Courtney. "NGC 1866". https://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc18a.htm#1866.

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NGC 1866
NGC 1866 taken by Hubble Space Telescope.^[1]
Observation data (J2000^[2] epoch)
Constellation	Dorado
Right ascension	05^h 13^m 38.920^s^[2]
Declination	−65° 27′ 52.75″^[2]
Apparent magnitude (V)	9.73^[2]
Apparent dimensions (V)	5.50′ × 5.50′^[2]
Physical characteristics
Other designations	ESO 85-52, KMHK 664, LW 163, [SL63] 319^[2]
See also: Globular cluster, List of globular clusters

NGC 1866

Topic: Astronomy

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