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NGC1920

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 5:20:33.0
Declination: -66:46:43
Constellation: DOR
Visual Magnitude:

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: pB, pL, R, vgbM
Sub-type: EN+OCL

Corwin's Notes

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NGC 1920.  See NGC 1911.

Steve's Notes

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NGC 1920

24" (11/18/12 - Magellan Observatory, Australia): bright, high surface brightness HII region, relatively large, round, ~50" diameter.  One or two stars are resolved within the glow.  NGC 1919 lies 6' SSW.

13.1" (2/20/04 - Costa Rica): this HII region (LMC-N38) appeared fairly faint, fairly small, round, 35" diameter, smooth glow.  Located ~3' NE of a line of three mag 11-11.5 stars.  NGC 1902 lies 16' NW.