NGC 1786
| NGC 1786 | |
|---|---|
NGC 1786 imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Class | II[1] |
| Constellation | Dorado |
| Right ascension | 04h 59m 07.8150s[2] |
| Declination | –67° 44′ 42.804″[2] |
| Distance | 160,000 ly (49,000 pc)[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 10.9[1] |
| Apparent dimensions (V) | 1.6′[1] |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Other designations | ESO 056-SC 039[2] |
NGC 1786 is a globular cluster in the constellation Dorado, located in the Large Magellanic Cloud. It was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel on 20 December 1835.[3][1]
NGC 1786 has 65 variable stars that have been identified. Among them are 53 RR Lyrae variables, along with 3 classical Cepheids, a single Type II Cepheid, 1 anomalous Cepheid, 2 eclipsing binary systems, 3 Delta Scuti/SX Phoenicis variables, and 2 stars with unidentified variability classifications.[4]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue Objects: NGC 1786". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
- ^ a b c d "Results for object NGC 1786". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. NASA and Caltech. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
- ^ Herschel, J. F. W (1864). "Catalogue of Nebulae and Clusters of Stars". Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. 154: 1–137. Bibcode:1864RSPT..154....1H. doi:10.1098/rstl.1864.0001.
- ^ Kuehn, Charles A.; Smith, Horace A.; Catelan, Márcio; Pritzl, Barton J.; De Lee, Nathan; Borissova, Jura (2012). "Variable Stars in Large Magellanic Cloud Globular Clusters. II. NGC 1786". The Astronomical Journal. 144 (6): 186. arXiv:1210.5815. Bibcode:2012AJ....144..186K. doi:10.1088/0004-6256/144/6/186.
External links
- Media related to NGC 1786 at Wikimedia Commons
- NGC 1786 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images