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NGC 1795 (also ESO 56-SC44) is a magnitude +12.4 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 November 1836. 

Right Ascension 04h 59m 47.0s, Declination -69° 48' 05" 



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