The New General Catalogue of Nebulae and Clusters of Stars (abbreviated as NGC) is a catalogue of deep-sky objects compiled by John Louis Emil Dreyer in 1888. The NGC contains 7,840 objects, known as the NGC objects. It is one of the largest comprehensive catalogues, as it includes all types of deep space objects, including galaxies, star clusters, emission nebulae and absorption nebulae.
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NGC 1986
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NGC 1986 (also known as ESO 56-SC134) is an open cluster which is located in the Mensa constellation which is part of the Large Magellanic Cloud. It was discovered by James Dunlop on September 27, 1826. It has an apparent magnitude of 11.31 and its size is 2.80 by 2.40 arc minutes.
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Wikipedia Page: NGC 1986
NGC 1986 at In-The-Sky website