NGC 1712 (also ESO 56-SC11) is a magnitude +10.1 open star cluster located in the constellation Dorado.
The open 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 24th September 1826.
Right Ascension 04h 50m 58.5s, Declination -69° 24' 27"
