page_title: NGC 1987
hierarchical_section_title: NGC 1987
caption_attribution_description: English: Color rendering is done by by Aladin-software (2000A&amp;AS..143...33B.)
context_page_description: NGC 1987 is an open cluster or a globular cluster located in the Mensa constellation and part of the Large Magellanic Cloud. It was discovered by John Herschel on November 3, 1834. Its apparent magnitude is 12.1, and its size is 1.7 arc minutes. It is thought to be around 600 million years old and has a significant number of red ageing stars.
context_section_description: NGC 1987 (also known as ESO 56-SC131) is an open cluster or a globular cluster located in the Mensa constellation and part of the Large Magellanic Cloud. It was discovered by John Herschel on November 3, 1834. Its apparent magnitude is 12.1, and its size is 1.7 arc minutes. It is thought to be around 600 million years old and has a significant number of red ageing stars.
caption: NGC 1987 by the Hubble Space Telescope
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