Class VI | Constellation Dorado (constellation) | |
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Other designations NGC 1806, KMHK 462, [SL63] 184 | ||
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.
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