NGC 1702 (also ESO 56-SC8) is a magnitude +12.5 open cluster in the Large Magellanic Cloud located in the constellation Mensa. The cluster was discovered by Scottish astronomer James Dunlop using a homemade 9-foot 22.86 cm (9 inch) f/12 speculum Newtonian reflector at Paramatta, New South Wales, Australia, on the 3rd August 1826. The cluster was rediscovered by John Herschel in November 1836.
Right Ascension 04h 49m 27.7s, Declination -69° 51' 03"
