NGC 1987

NGC 1987 (also known as ESO 56-SC131) is an open cluster or a globular cluster located in the Mensa constellation and part of the Large Magellanic Cloud. ^[1]

6 relations: Globular cluster, John Herschel, Large Magellanic Cloud, Mensa (constellation), Minute and second of arc, Open cluster.

Globular cluster

A globular cluster is a spherical collection of stars that orbits a galactic core as a satellite.

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Sir John Frederick William Herschel, 1st Baronet (7 March 1792 – 11 May 1871) was an English polymath, mathematician, astronomer, chemist, inventor, experimental photographer who invented the blueprint, and did botanical work.

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Large Magellanic Cloud

The Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) is a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way.

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Mensa (constellation)

Mensa is a constellation in the Southern Celestial Hemisphere near the south celestial pole, one of twelve constellations drawn up in the 18th century by French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille.

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Minute and second of arc

A minute of arc, arcminute (arcmin), arc minute, or minute arc is a unit of angular measurement equal to of one degree.

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Open cluster

An open cluster is a group of up to a few thousand stars that were formed from the same giant molecular cloud and have roughly the same age.

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Redirects here:

ESO 56-SC131.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_1987

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