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NGC1810

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 5:3:23.3
Declination: -66:22:55
Constellation: DOR
Visual Magnitude: 11.9

Historic Information

Discoverer: Dunlop
Year of discovery: 1826
Discovery aperture: 9.0

Observational

Summary description: cF, S, R, lbM, globular f
Sub-type: OCL

Steve's Notes

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NGC 1810

30" (11/4/10 - Coonabarabran, 264x): moderately bright cluster, fairly small, 45" diameter, partially resolved with 4 or 5 stars visible on the east side of the halo including a couple of mag 13.5-14 stars.  Located 2.6' ESE of mag 10.3 HD 268879.  A mag 12.5 star lies 45" N.  Forms a pair with brighter NGC 1818 6' SE.  S-L 205 lies 8.4' ENE.