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NGC1968
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 5:27:24.0
Declination: -67:27:48
Constellation: DOR
Visual Magnitude: 9.0
Historic Information
Discoverer: Dunlop
Year of discovery: 1826
Discovery aperture: 9.0
Observational
Summary description: Cl, Ri, 3rd of sev
Sub-type: OCL+EN
Corwin's Notes
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NGC 1968. See NGC 1974 = NGC 1991.
Steve's Notes
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NGC 1968
30" (11/5/10 - Coonabarabran, 264x): third in a great chain of clusters involved in extensive nebulosity oriented southwest to northeast. The cluster is bright and very elongated 3'x1' E-W with ~20 stars including a number of mag 12-13 stars. The cluster (part of association LH 60) is surrounded by nebulosity (Henize N51C) that brightens on the east end in a large, round knot and extends beyond the cluster on the south side for several arc minutes in the direction of NGC 1955 to the west. NGC 1968 is connected to NGC 1974, another nebulous cluster 3' NE and NGC 1955 lies 8' WSW. The entire complex is nicknamed the LMC "Sextant Arc".