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NGC1745
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 4:54:20.7
Declination: -69:9:32
Constellation: DOR
Visual Magnitude:
Historic Information
Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1836
Discovery aperture: 18.3
Observational
Summary description: F, S, 3rd of 4
Sub-type: EN+OCL
Corwin's Notes
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NGC 1745 is a diffuse nebula -- probably an emission nebula -- in the NGC 1743
complex in the LMC. John Herschel's position was an estimate based on his
measured positions for NGC 1743 and N1748, but it is close enough to the
correct position to identify the nebula without question. It is pretty well-
seen on the IIIa-J film of the area, and on the DSS2 images, though is just
barely seen in the DSS1 short-exposure V-band image.
N1745 is called a star cluster in the ESO/Uppsala catalogue, but this is
wrong. Furthermore, there is no cluster at the ESO position, but just a
group of faint stars.
Steve's Notes
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NGC 1745
24" (11/18/12 - Magellan Observatory, Australia): fairly faint, fairly large nebulosity with a half dozen mag 13.5-14.5 stars involved, ~1' diameter. Located on the NE side of the NGC 1743 complex (association LH 5 and emission nebula LMC-N83), ~1.5' N of NGC 1748 and 3' NE of NGC 1743, the two main sections of the complex.