NGC 1866
(globular cluster of interest in the LMC)
NGC 1866 is a globular cluster in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC)
of recent research interest. (It has been
classified as an open cluster as well, but
recent references call it a globular cluster.)
It is younger than many observable globular clusters,
thus offering the chance to observe an earlier
stage in the evolution of globular clusters and their
stars.
(globular cluster,LMC)
Further reading:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_1866
https://esahubble.org/images/potw1847a/
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2011MNRAS.413..837M/abstract
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2017ApJ...846L...1D/abstract
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1999AJ....118.2839T/abstract
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2002A%26A...385..847B/abstract
http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=NGC+1866
| Redshift | Parsecs
/Distance | Lightyears
/Lookback Years | | |
| ~0 | 50kpc | 160kly | | NGC 1866 |
|
| Coordinates: | NGC 1866
J051338.920-652752.75 |
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