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Star cluster in the constellation Dorado
NGC 1903
Hubble Space Telescope photograph of NGC 1903
Observation data (J2000.0 epoch)
Right ascension05 17 22.4
Declination−69° 20′ 07″
Apparent magnitude (V)11.9
Apparent dimensions (V)1′
Physical characteristics
Associations
ConstellationDorado
See also: Open cluster, List of open clusters

NGC 1903 is a star cluster in the Large Magellanic Cloud in the constellation Dorado. It was discovered in 1834 by John Herschel with an 18.7-inch reflecting telescope.

Sources

  1. ^ "NGC 1903". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
  2. "SEDS". Retrieved 2011-03-18.
  3. "NED results for object NGC 1903". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Retrieved 2011-03-18.
  4. "NGC/IC Project". Archived from the original on 2013-01-15. Retrieved 2020-04-12.

External links

  • Media related to NGC 1903 at Wikimedia Commons


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