* Astronomy

NGC 1907 (also C 0524+352, OCL 434) is a magnitude +8.2 open star cluster located 4,500 light years away in the constellation Auriga.
The cluster is located south of M38 and contains about forty stars of magnitude +10.0 or less. It is quite compact with a dense appearance.

The cluster was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflector at Windsor Road, Slough, on the 17th January 1787.

Right Ascension 0h 26m 06.0s, Declination +35° 19' 30"

It contains around 30 stars and is over 500 million years old.
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