NGC 1806

NGC 1806 is a globular cluster located within the Large Magellanic Cloud within the constellation of Dorado (the dolphin-fish), an area of the sky best seen from the Earth's southern hemisphere. It was discovered in 1836 by the British astronomer John Herschel.

NGC 1806
NGC 1806 image taken by the Hubble Space Telescope
Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ClassVI[1]
ConstellationDorado
Right ascension 05h 02m 11.180s[2]
Declination−67° 59′ 05.89″[2]
Physical characteristics
Other designationsNGC 1806, KMHK 462, [SL63] 184

References
  1. Shapley, Harlow; Sawyer, Helen B. (August 1927), "A Classification of Globular Clusters", Harvard College Observatory Bulletin, 849 (849): 11–14, Bibcode:1927BHarO.849...11S
  2. "NGC 1806". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 8 January 2019.


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