NGC 1940 (also ESO 85-SC78) is a magnitude +11.9 open cluster located in the constellation Dorado.
The cluster was discovered by Scottish astronomer James Dunlop using a homemade 9-foot, 22.86 cm (9 inch) f/12 speculum Newtonian reflector at Paramatta, New South Wales, Australia, on the 6th November 1826.
Right Ascension 22d 05h 43.8s, Declination -67° 11' 12"
