NGC 1755

NGC 1755
NGC 1755 (Hubble)
Observation data
Right ascension 04h 55m 14.0s[1][2]
Declination −68° 12′ 18″[1][2]
Distance 160,000[3] ly (49,000 pc)
Apparent dimensions (V) 2.6′[4]
Physical characteristics
Estimated age 80[5] Myr
Other designations ESO 56-SC28

NGC 1755 (also known as ESO 56-SC28)[4] is an open star cluster in 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.[4] It was discovered by James Dunlop in 1826.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "NGC 1755". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  2. 1 2 "NED results for object NGC 1755". NASA/IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 "NGC 1755 (= an OCL in the LMC)". cseligman. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 "Open cluster NGC 1755". dso-browser. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  5. ↑ "Multiple stellar populations in Magellanic Cloud clusters. IV. The double main sequence of the young cluster NGC 1755". mnras.oxfordjournals. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
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