* Astronomy

NGC 1693 (also ESO 56-SC2) is a magnitude +12.9 open star cluster located in the Large Magellanic Cloud in the constellation Dorado.

The cluster was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflecting telescope at Feldhausen, Claremont, Cape Town on the 3rd November 1834. 

Position (J2000): R.A. 04h 47m 38.8s  |  Dec. -69° 20' 37"