NGC 1943

NGC 1943
Hubble Space Telescope photograph of NGC 1943
Observation data (J2000.0 epoch)
Right ascension05h 22m 28.7s
Declination−69° 20′ 07″
Apparent magnitude (V)11.9
Physical characteristics
Associations
ConstellationMensa
See also: Open cluster, List of open clusters

NGC 1943 is a star cluster in the constellation Mensa. It was discovered in 1826 by the astronomer James Dunlop with a 23-cm telescope.

Sources

  1. ^ a b "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Retrieved 2011-03-18.
  2. ^ "SIMBAD". Retrieved 2011-03-18.
  3. ^ "NGC/IC Project". Archived from the original on 2013-01-15. Retrieved 2011-03-18.
  • Media related to NGC 1943 at Wikimedia Commons


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