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NGC1844

 

Basic Information


Location and Magnitude


Right Ascension: 5:7:30.7
Declination: -67:19:25
Constellation: DOR
Visual Magnitude: 12.1

Historic Information


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

Observational


Summary description: pF, pL, R, gbM, f of 2
Sub-type: OCL

Steve's Notes

===== NGC 1844 24" (11/18/12 - Magellan Observatory, Australia): fairly bright, moderately large, irregular (brightest portion is triangular shaped), 45"-60" diameter. A couple of faint stars are resolved at the edges with two interior stars occasionally resolving. Mottled appearance on the verge of higher resolution. A mag 12.4 star lies 2' SSW. NGC 1842 lies 3.4' NNW with NGC 1846 8' S. 18" (7/10/05 - Magellan Observatory, Australia): moderately bright, fairly small, round, ~40" diameter, fairly smooth with only a weak concentration to the center. Two mag 12-13 stars lie to the south and a mag 10 star (HD 33631) is 8' SW. Nearby is the larger (globular?) cluster NGC 1846 8' S.