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NGC1857

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 5:20:5.0
Declination: +39:20:36
Constellation: AUR
Visual Magnitude: 7.0

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1780
Discovery aperture: 6.2

Observational

Summary description: Cl, pRi, pC, st 7…
Sub-type: II2m

Corwin's Notes

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NGC 1857.  See NGC 1548.

Steve's Notes

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NGC 1857

13.1" (1/18/85): 50-60 stars resolved surrounding mag 7.5 SAO 57903 near the center.  This is a very pleasing cluster and is rich in faint mag 13/14 stars.