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NGC1820

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 5:4:4.0
Declination: -67:16:18
Constellation: DOR
Visual Magnitude: 9.0

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: Cl, pL, Ri, C, iF
Sub-type: OCL

Corwin's Notes

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NGC 1820 is a large cloud of stars in the LMC, 8 arcmin by 5 arcmin, rather 
scattered on the DSS1.  It contains several fainter, smaller clusters, two of 
which (NGC 1814 and NGC 1816) JH saw.  The position I estimated on DSS1 is the 
approximate center of the entire complex.

Steve's Notes

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NGC 1820

24" (11/18/12 - Magellan Observatory, Australia): this star cloud or association (LH 19) in the LMC appears as a very large, irregular group of approximately two dozen stars mag 10-15, roughly 9'x5' and extended N-S.  Includes five stars mag 12 or brighter, along with two brighter "knots" (NGC 1814 and 1816) on the west side as well as containing some irregular nebulosity (LHa120-N17).