Star cluster
NGC 1850
The LMC's young double cluster — nothing like it in the Milky Way
A star cluster only 100 million years old yet as massive as a globular cluster; beside it is an even younger companion cluster, just 4 million years old. Such young, massive clusters no longer form in the Milky Way.
| Type | Star cluster |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Dorado |
| Host galaxy | Large Magellanic Cloud |
| Distance | 49.6 kpc (LMC) |
| Apparent magnitude | 9,0 |
| Age | ~100 million years |
| Mass | ~10⁵ M☉ |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 5h 08m 45.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | −68° 45′ 36″ |
In the sky
Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 21° N. South of latitude 21° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in December, the best time to observe it.