IC 2157
AladinLite | |
Constellation | Twins |
Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 06 h 04 m 49.8 s |
declination | + 24 ° 03 ′ 21 ″ |
Appearance
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classification | III2p |
Brightness (visual) | 8.4 mag |
Physical data | |
history | |
Discovered by | Thomas Espin |
Discovery time | January 11, 1899 |
Catalog names | |
IC 2157 • OCl 465 • Cr 80 • Lund 204 • |
IC 2157 is an open star cluster of the Trumpler type III2p in the constellation Gemini , which has an apparent magnitude of +8.4 mag. The object was discovered by Thomas Espin in 1899 .
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