NGC 1903

NGC 1903 is a star cluster in the Large Magellanic Cloud in the constellation Dorado. It was discovered in 1834 by John Herschel with an 18.7-inch reflecting telescope.[4]

NGC 1903
Hubble Space Telescope photograph of NGC 1903
Observation data (J2000.0 epoch)
Right ascension05h 17m 22.4s[1]
Declination−69° 20 07[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)11.9[2]
Apparent dimensions (V)1[3]
Physical characteristics
Associations
ConstellationDorado

Sources

  1. "NGC 1903". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
  2. "SEDS". Retrieved 2011-03-18.
  3. "NED results for object NGC 1903". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Retrieved 2011-03-18.
  4. "NGC/IC Project". Archived from the original on 2013-01-15. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
  • Media related to NGC 1903 at Wikimedia Commons


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