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NGC 1826 (also ESO 85-SC43) is a magnitude +13.3 open star cluster located in the constellation Dorado.

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 24th September 1826.
The cluster was rediscovered by John Herschel in December 1835. 

Right Ascension 05h 05m 34.0s, Declination -66° 13' 52" 



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