| NGC 1854 | |
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Photograph of NGC 1854 taken by the Hubble Space Telescope
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| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Dorado |
| Right ascension | 05h09m 20.10s[1] |
| Declination | −68° 50′ 52.8″[1] |
| Distance | ~163000 (~50000) |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 10.39[1] |
| Apparent dimensions (V) | 2.3' × 2.3'[1] |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Other designations | NGC 1855, ESO 56-72, OGLE-CL LMC 154[1] |
| See also: Globular cluster, List of globular clusters | |
NGC 1854 (also known as NGC 1855) is a young globular cluster in the northern part of the central bar structure of the Large Magellanic Cloud in the Dorado constellation. At 200x magnification the cluster appears very bright, large and round, with dozens of very faint stars visible. NGC 1858, a nebula/star cluster object, lies to the south-east.[2]
The cluster was first discovered by Scottish astronomer James Dunlop who observed it in 1826.[3]
Media related to NGC 1854 at Wikimedia Commons
