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NGC1820
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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).