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NGC1766

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 4:55:57.7
Declination: -70:13:31
Constellation: MEN
Visual Magnitude: 12.2

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1834
Discovery aperture: 18.3

Observational

Summary description: cF, S, gbM
Sub-type: OCL

Steve's Notes

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NGC 1766

30" (10/14/15 - OzSky): bright LMC cluster, ~35" diameter.  Two mag 14 stars are resolved, as well as 3-5 mag 15+ stars over haze.  Located 2.7' ENE of mag 10 HD 268824 and 4.7' NNE of mag 9.5 HD 32229.  NGC 1754 lies 15' SW and NGC 1775 is 13' SSE.