NGC 1869

Short description: Open cluster in the constellation Dorado

NGC 1869

NGC 1869, just right of centre, with NGC 1871, below right and NGC 1873 above it

Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation| Dorado
Right ascension|  05h 13m 56.3s[1][2][3][4]
Declination| −67° 22′ 46″[1][2][3][4]
Apparent magnitude (V)| 14.0[2]
Physical characteristics
Other designations| ESO 85-SC55
See also: Open cluster, List of open clusters

NGC 1869 (also known as ESO 85-SC55) is an open cluster in the Dorado constellation. It is located within the Large Magellanic Cloud.[3] It was discovered by James Dunlop on September 24, 1826, using a telescope reflector with a nine-inch aperture.[5] It is a large cluster of rich scattered stars. It is part of a triple association with NGC 1871 and NGC 1873. It has an apparent magnitude of 14.0.[2]

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "NED results for object NGC 1869". Ned. http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/nph-objsearch?objname=NGC+1869.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Object: NGC 1869". Spider.Seds. http://spider.seds.org/ngc/revngcic.cgi?NGC+1869.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Query : NGC 1869". Simbad. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=NGC+1869.
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Vizier:NGC 1869". Vizier. http://vizier.u-strasbg.fr/viz-bin/VizieR-S?NGC+1869.
5. ↑ "NGC 1869". csgeilman. http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc18a.htm#1869.

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