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NGC 1856

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Constellation
  
Dorado

Declination
  
−69° 07′ 39″

Right ascension
  
05 09 29.4

Apparent magnitude (V)
  
10.1

NGC 1856

NGC 1856 is a young, massive star cluster similar to a "blue globular cluster" in the Magellanic Clouds in the constellation Dorado. Its age is estimated to be 80 million years. The object was discovered in 1826 by James Dunlop with a 9-inch reflecting telescope.

References

NGC 1856 Wikipedia