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NGC1859

 

Basic Information


Location and Magnitude


Right Ascension: 5:11:31.8
Declination: -65:14:59
Constellation: DOR
Visual Magnitude: 12.3

Historic Information


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

Observational


Summary description: F, S, R, vgbM, * 7 nf 6'
Sub-type: OCL

Steve's Notes

===== NGC 1859 30" (11/6/10 - Coonabarabran, 264x): fairly bright, fairly small, round. A brighter "bar" oriented NW-SE runs through the center, 0.6' diameter. Appears very mottled with a few very faint stars resolved. Collinear with mag 7 HD 34349 5.5' NE and a mag 11.4 star 4.5' SW. NGC 1866 lies 18' SE. 13.1" (2/17/04 - Costa Rica): at 166x, this cluster appeared as a faint, fairly small, round, unresolved spot, roughly 0.5' diameter. Located 5.5' SSW of mag 7.0 SAO 249218 and 18' NW NGC 1866.