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NGC1865

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 5:12:25.1
Declination: -68:46:16
Constellation: DOR
Visual Magnitude: 12.9

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: vF, pL, R, vglbM
Sub-type: OCL

Steve's Notes

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NGC 1865

24" (4/5/08 - Magellan Observatory, Australia): at 200x this LMC cluster was fairly bright, fairly large, round, 1' diameter with a weak concentration and no resolution. It has a symmetrical appearance like a globular.  Located 5' SE of the bright cluster NGC 1863.