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NGC 1873
NGC 1873
is an
open cluster
associated with an
emission nebula
located in the
Dorado constellation
within the
Large Magellanic Cloud
. It was
discovered
by
James Dunlop
on
September 24
,
1826
and
rediscovered
by
John Herschel
on
January 2
,
1837
. Its
apparent magnitude
is
10
.4, and its size is 3.50
arc minutes
.
NGC 1873 is part of a
triple
association with
NGC 1869
and
NGC 1871
.