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Star cluster in the constellation Mensa

NGC 1943
Hubble Space Telescope photograph of NGC 1943
Observation data (J2000.0 epoch)
Right ascension	05 22 28.7
Declination	−69° 20′ 07″
Apparent magnitude (V)	11.9
Physical characteristics
Associations
Constellation	Mensa
See also: Open cluster, List of open clusters

NGC 1943 is a star cluster in the constellation Mensa. It was discovered in 1826 by the astronomer James Dunlop with a 23-cm telescope.

Sources

^ "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Retrieved 2011-03-18.
"SIMBAD". Retrieved 2011-03-18.
"NGC/IC Project". Archived from the original on 2013-01-15. Retrieved 2011-03-18.

External links

Media related to NGC 1943 at Wikimedia Commons

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New General Catalogue 1500 to 1999

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Constellation of Mensa

List of stars in Mensa

Bayer	α β γ δ ε ζ η θ ι κ λ μ ν ξ π
Variable	W TU TY TZ UX YY AH AO
HR	1109 1154 1531 1606 1682 1700
HD	35184 38283 (Bubup) 39194 42936 268835
Other	OGLE-LMC-CEP0227 R71 WISE 0535−7500

Exoplanets	π Mensae b c d HD 38283 b (Yanyan)

Star clusters	NGC 1943 NGC 1959 NGC 1986 NGC 1987 NGC 2000

Nebulae	Henize 206 NGC 2122

NGC	2012 2144
Other	Large Magellanic Cloud (mostly in Dorado, partly in Hydrus) PKS 0637-752

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