NGC 1817

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NGC 1817 is an open cluster of stars in the constellation of Taurus. It was discovered by German-English astronomer William Herschel in February 1784. With an apparent magnitude of 7.7 and spanning 20 arc minutes across the sky, it is separated from the NGC 1807 cluster by just 25 arc minutes.

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