NGC 1755
|  Image of NGC 1755 | |
| Observation data Epoch Equinox | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Dorado | 
| Right ascension | 04h 55m 14.0s[1][2] | 
| Declination | −68° 12′ 18″[1][2] | 
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | OCL | 
| Astrometry | |
| Distance | 160,000 [3] ly | 
| Details | |
| Age | 80 [4] Myr | 
| Other designations | |
|  ESO 56-SC28  | |
NGC 1755 (also known as ESO 56-SC28)[5] is an open star cluster near the Large Magellanic Cloud in the Dorado constellation, It is about 120 light years across and due to its size could be a globular cluster.[3] It has a diameter of 2.6' and an apparent magnitude of 9.9.[5] It was discovered by James Dunlop in 1826.[3]
References
- 1 2 "NGC 1755". Simbad. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
- 1 2 "NED results for object NGC 1755". NASA/IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
- 1 2 3 "NGC 1755 (= an OCL in the LMC)". cseligman. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
- ↑ "Multiple stellar populations in Magellanic Cloud clusters. IV. The double main sequence of the young cluster NGC 1755". mnras.oxfordjournals. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
- 1 2 "Open cluster NGC 1755". dso-browser. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
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