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Proper Name	None
Messier Number	None
NGC/IC Number	NGC 1901
Constellation	Dorado
Right Ascension	5h 17m 58s
Declination	-68° 20' 31"
Distance	c.1,400 light years c.400 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +8.86 Absolute: +0.71 (approximate values)
Diameter	Apparent: 10' Actual: 4 light years
Number of Stars	c. 1,500
Optimum Visibility	December / January (Usually visible from southern latitudes)

NGC 1901 lies against the densely-starred background of the Large Magellanic Cloud in Dorado. Imagery provided by Aladin sky atlas

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