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Open cluster in the constellation Dorado

NGC 1983
The open cluster NGC 1983 through the Hubble Space Telescope Credit: NASA/ESA
Observation data (J2000.0 epoch)
Right ascension 05h 27m 44.2s[1]
Declination −68° 59′ 10″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 9.9[2]
Apparent dimensions (V) 1.0[3]
Physical characteristics
Other designations ESO 56-SC133
Associations
Constellation Dorado
See also: Open cluster, List of open clusters

NGC 1983 (also known as ESO 56-SC133) is an open cluster associated with an emission nebula which is located in the Dorado constellation and part of the Large Magellanic Cloud. It was discovered by John Herschel on 11 November 1836.[4] It has an apparent magnitude of 9.9 [2] and its size is 1.0 arc minutes.[3]

  1. ^ a b "NED results for object NGC 1983 *". NED. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Object: NGC 1983 (*)". SEDS. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  3. ^ a b "NGC 1983 -- Cluster of Stars". SIMBAD. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  4. ^ "NGC 1983 (in the Large Magellanic Cloud)". seligman. Retrieved 27 November 2017.