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NGC 1802
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NGC 1802 is an open cluster consisting of 25 stars, located 6,850 light-years away in the constellation Taurus.

The cluster was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) reflecting telescope at Clayhall Farm House in Old Windsor on the 7th December 1785.

Right Ascension 05h 10m 14.0s, Declination +24° 07' 30"

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