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NGC1756

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 4:54:49.9
Declination: -69:14:15
Constellation: DOR
Visual Magnitude: 12.2

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1836
Discovery aperture: 18.3

Observational

Summary description: vF, S, R
Sub-type: OCL

Steve's Notes

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NGC 1756

24" (11/18/12 - Magellan Observatory, Australia): moderately bright cluster, relatively large, round, 1.0' diameter, broad concentration with no nucleus or resolution.  Located ~5' SE of the NGC 1743 HII complex (LMC-N83) and stellar association LH 5, which includes NGC 1737, 1743, 1745 and 1748.