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NGC1891

 

Basic Information


Location and Magnitude


Right Ascension: 5:21:44.0
Declination: -35:47:24
Constellation: COL
Visual Magnitude:

Historic Information


Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1835
Discovery aperture: 18.3

Observational


Summary description: Cl, L, sc, ** taken
Sub-type: *Grp

Corwin's Notes

===== NGC 1891 is the scattering of stars somewhat following JH's position. That position is for the brightest star (SAO 195771), a double (h 3753) on the western side of the cluster. There are about 20 stars covering an area 19 arcmin by 14 arcmin. They may be a dispersed open cluster, but could just as well be a random collection of field stars.

Steve's Notes

===== NGC 1891 18" (1/21/04): ~15 mag 10-13 stars, scattered in a 15' field. There are no rich subgroups and appears to be an unimpressive, random group of stars. Still, it stands out as reasonably detached at 115x. Listed as nonexistent in RNGC and not catalogued by Lynga as a cluster.