NGC 1851 (original) (raw)

Globular Cluster NGC 1851, class II, in Columba

RA:

05:14:06.76

Dec:

-40:02:47.6

Distance from Sun:

39.4 kly

Distance from Galactic Center:

54.1 kly

Apparent Diameter:

11.0 arc min

Brightness:

7.14 mag vis

Radial Velocity:

+320.5 +/- 0.6 km/s

Diameter:

Abs. Mag:

-8.33 Mag vis

Discovered by James Dunlop on May 29, 1826.

NGC 1851 was discovered by James Dunlop on May 29, 1826 and cataloged as Dunlop 508.

This cluster is probably a former member of the Canis Major Dwarf galaxydiscovered in 2003.