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NGC1863

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 5:11:39.6
Declination: -68:43:37
Constellation: DOR
Visual Magnitude: 11.0

Historic Information

Discoverer: Dunlop
Year of discovery: 1826
Discovery aperture: 9.0

Observational

Summary description: vB, vS, R, r or stellar
Sub-type: OCL

Steve's Notes

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NGC 1863

24" (4/5/08 - Magellan Observatory, Australia): at 200x this LMC globular appeared very bright, moderately large, irregular outline, ~40" diameter, high surface brightness.  A faint star or clump is at the NE edge.  Forms a pair with NGC 1865, located 5' SE.  The remarkable field containing NGC 1850 (brightest cluster in the LMC), NGC 1855 and 1858 lies 15' SW.