NGC 1898

NGC 1898
	NGC 1898 taken by Hubble Space Telescope.[1]
Observation data (J2000[2] epoch)
Constellation	Dorado
Right ascension	05h 16m 41.24s[2]
Declination	−69° 39′ 24.4″[2]
Distance	170.000 ly
Apparent magnitude (V)	11.86[2]
Other designations
	BSDL 2439, ESO 56-90, OGLE-CL LMC 292, [SL63] 350[2]

Coordinates: 05^h 16^m 41.24^s, -69° 39′ 24.4″

NGC 1898 is a globular cluster^[3] located in the constellation of Dorado at an approximate distance of 170.000 ly. NGC 1898 was discovered in 1834 by John Herschel.

References

↑ "Celestial fairy lights". www.spacetelescope.org. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
1 2 3 4 5 "SIMBAD Astronomical Database - CDS (Strasbourg)". Results for NGC 1898. Retrieved 2018-10-01.
↑ Hodge, Paul W. (1960). "Studies of the Large Magellanic Cloud. I. The Red Globular Clusters". The Astrophysical Journal. 131: 351. Bibcode:1960ApJ...131..351H. doi:10.1086/146838.

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[hst-1] "Celestial fairy lights". www.spacetelescope.org. Retrieved 1 October 2018.

[simbad-2] 1 2 3 4 5 "SIMBAD Astronomical Database - CDS (Strasbourg)". Results for NGC 1898. Retrieved 2018-10-01.

[hodge-3] Hodge, Paul W. (1960). "Studies of the Large Magellanic Cloud. I. The Red Globular Clusters". The Astrophysical Journal. 131: 351. Bibcode:1960ApJ...131..351H. doi:10.1086/146838.

NGC 1898
NGC 1898 taken by Hubble Space Telescope.^[1]
Observation data (J2000^[2] epoch)
Constellation	Dorado
Right ascension	05^h 16^m 41.24^s^[2]
Declination	−69° 39′ 24.4″^[2]
Distance	170.000 ly
Apparent magnitude (V)	11.86^[2]
Other designations
BSDL 2439, ESO 56-90, OGLE-CL LMC 292, [SL63] 350^[2]