NGC 1869

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]

NGC 1869
NGC 1869, just right of centre, with NGC 1871, below right and NGC 1873 above it
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Right ascension	05^h 13^m 56.3^s^[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
Associations
Constellation	Dorado
See also: Open cluster, List of open clusters

References

1. "NED results for object NGC 1869". Ned. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
2. "Object: NGC 1869". Spider.Seds. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
3. "Query : NGC 1869". Simbad. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
4. "Vizier:NGC 1869". Vizier. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
5. "NGC 1869". csgeilman. Retrieved 7 January 2017.