NGC 1818
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NGC 1818 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Dorado |
Right ascension | 05h 04m 13.8s[1] |
Declination | −66° 26′ 02″[1] |
Distance | 164 kly |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 9.7B[1] |
Physical characteristics | |
Estimated age | ~25 Myr[2] |
Notable features | Rare young globular |
NGC 1818 is a young rich star cluster in the Large Magellanic Cloud. It is expected it will become a globular cluster, but is only about 25 million years old while almost all known globular clusters formed billions of years ago.
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Coordinates: 05h 04m 13.8s, −66° 26′ 02″
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