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NGC 1974

Index NGC 1974

NGC 1974 (also known as NGC 1991 and ESO 85-SC89) is an open cluster associated with a emission nebula which is located in the Dorado constellation which is part of the Large Magellanic Cloud. [1]

9 relations: Dorado, Emission nebula, Epoch (astronomy), Hubble Space Telescope, James Dunlop, John Herschel, Large Magellanic Cloud, Minute and second of arc, Open cluster.

Dorado

Dorado (English pronunciation) is a constellation in the southern sky.

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Emission nebula

An emission nebula is a nebula formed of ionized gases that emit light of various wavelengths.

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Epoch (astronomy)

In astronomy, an epoch is a moment in time used as a reference point for some time-varying astronomical quantity, such as the celestial coordinates or elliptical orbital elements of a celestial body, because these are subject to perturbations and vary with time.

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Hubble Space Telescope

The Hubble Space Telescope (HST) is a space telescope that was launched into low Earth orbit in 1990 and remains in operation.

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James Dunlop

James Dunlop FRSE (31 October 1793 – 22 September 1848) was a Scottish astronomer, noted for his work in Australia.

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John Herschel

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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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 85-SC89, NGC 1991.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_1974

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