NGC 796
Open star cluster in the constellation of Hydrus
NGC 796 (also known as ESO 30-6) is a massive young open cluster located in the Hydrus constellation, with an estimated mass of 990M☉ and an estimated core radius of 4.56 ly (1.4 pc). It is located in the Magellanic Bridge, between both Magellanic Clouds at an approximate distance of 192,432 light years, (59 kpc) from the Earth and was discovered by 19th century English astronomer John Herschel on 18 September 1835.
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- NGC 0796 DSS.jpg by Donald Pelletier, CC BY-SA 4.0
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