Astronomy:NGC 1898
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Short description: Globular cluster in the constellation Dorado
Coordinates: 
05h 16m 41.24s, -69° 39′ 24.4″
| NGC 1898 | |
|---|---|
| File:NGC1898 - HST - Potw1840a.tiff NGC 1898 taken by Hubble Space Telescope.[1] | |
| Observation data (J2000[2] epoch) | |
| Constellation | Dorado |
| Right ascension | 05h 16m 41.24s[2] |
| Declination | −69° 39′ 24.4″[2] |
| Distance | 170,000 ly |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 11.86[2] |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Other designations | BSDL 2439, ESO 56-90, OGLE-CL LMC 292, [SL63] 350[2] |
NGC 1898 is a globular cluster[3] in the constellation of Dorado at an approximate distance of 170,000 light-years.[1] NGC 1898 is located in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way,[1] and was for some time believed to be discovered by John Herschel in 1834; however recent research shows it was first observed by James Dunlop in 1826.[4][5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Celestial fairy lights". https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/potw1840a/.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "NGC 1898". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=NGC+1898.
- ↑ Hodge, Paul W. (1960). "Studies of the Large Magellanic Cloud. I. The Red Globular Clusters". The Astrophysical Journal 131: 351. doi:10.1086/146838. Bibcode: 1960ApJ...131..351H.
- ↑ Seligman, C. "NGC 1898 (= an OCL in the LMC)". https://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc18a.htm#1898.
- ↑ Cozens, Glendyn John (2008). "An analysis of the first three catalogues of southern star clusters and nebulae" (PhD Thesis). https://researchonline.jcu.edu.au/24051/.
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