NGC 1850

NGC 1850
A Hubble Space Telescope (HST) image of NGC 1850. Credit: HST/NASA/ESA.
Observation data (J2000.0 epoch)
Constellation	Dorado
Right ascension	5h 8m 45s[1]
Declination	-68° 45′ 42″[1]
Type	Open Cluster
Apparent dimensions (V)	3.4′
Apparent magnitude (V)	9.0
Other designations
ESO 056-SC070, h 2780, GC 1060
See also: Galaxy, List of galaxies

NGC 1850 is an open cluster in the Dorado constellation. It was discovered by James Dunlop in 1826. It is an unusual cluster of stars because the distribution of its stars is like a globular cluster, but unlike the globular clusters of the Milky Way it is composed of young stars. Thus, it is a cluster of stars like no known cluster of stars in our galaxy.^[2]

ESO image of NGC 1850 showing the stellar cluster and surrounding nebulosity

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 1850. http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/. Retrieved 2007-04-03. 
2. ^ APOD: 2001 July 12 - NGC 1850: Not Found in the Milky Way