NGC_1755

NGC 1755

NGC 1755

Open cluster in the constellation Dorado

NGC 1755 (also known as ESO 56-SC28)[3] 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.[2] It has a diameter of 2.6′ and an apparent magnitude of 9.9.[3] It was discovered by James Dunlop in 1826.[2]

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References

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    "NGC 1755". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
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    "NGC 1755 (= an OCL in the LMC)". cseligman. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
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    "Open cluster NGC 1755". dso-browser. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
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    Milone, A. P.; Marino, A. F.; d'Antona, F.; Bedin, L. R.; Da Costa, G. S.; Jerjen, H.; MacKey, A. D. (2016). "Multiple stellar populations in Magellanic Cloud clusters. IV. The double main sequence of the young cluster NGC 1755". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 458 (4): 4368. arXiv:1603.03493. Bibcode:2016MNRAS.458.4368M. doi:10.1093/mnras/stw608.
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