NGC/IC Project Restoration Effort

(This is a very very beta version)

NGC1816

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 5:3:50.8
Declination: -67:15:39
Constellation: DOR
Visual Magnitude: 9.0

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1837
Discovery aperture: 18.3

Observational

Summary description: vF, R, 2nd neb in Cl
Sub-type: OCL

Corwin's Notes

=====

NGC 1816 is a cluster in the LMC star cloud NGC 1820, which see.

Steve's Notes

=====

NGC 1816

24" (11/18/12 - Magellan Observatory, Australia): small, brighter "knot" on the west side of the LMC association NGC 1820 = LH 19.  At 200x, a couple of stars are resolved within the 18" glow.  Forms a pair with slightly brighter NGC 1814 2.5' SSW.