Astronomy:NGC 1997
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Short description: Open star cluster within the Large Magellanic cloud
| NGC 1997 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 1997 Open cluster within the Large Magellanic Cloud. | |
| Observation data (J2000.0 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Dorado |
| Right ascension | 05h 30m 34.7s[1] |
| Declination | −63° 11′ 58″[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.43[2] |
| Apparent dimensions (V) | 1.80[2] |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Other designations | ESO 86-SC1, GC 1200, h 2886[3] |
NGC 1997 (also known as ESO 86-SC1) is an open cluster located in the Dorado constellation which is part of the Large Magellanic Cloud. It was discovered by John Herschel on November 30, 1834.[4] Its apparent magnitude is 13.43 and its size is 1.80 arc minutes.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "NED results for object NGC 1997". NED. https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=NGC_1997&extend=no&hconst=73&omegam=0.27&omegav=0.73&corr_z=1&out_csys=Equatorial&out_equinox=J2000.0&obj_sort=RA+or+Longitude&of=pre_text&zv_breaker=30000.0&list_limit=5&img_stamp=YES.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "NGC 1997 -- Cluster of Stars". SIMBAD. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=NGC+1997.
- ↑ "NGC 1997". SEDS. http://spider.seds.org/ngc/ngc.cgi?CatalogNumber=ngc+1997.
- ↑ "NGC 1997 (in the Large Magellanic Cloud)". cseligman. http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc19a.htm#1997.
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