IC 2488
AladinLite | |
Constellation | Sails of the ship |
Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 09 h 27 m 27 s |
declination | -56 ° 57 ′ 24 ″ |
Appearance
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classification | II2m |
Brightness (visual) | 7.4 mag |
Physical data | |
history | |
Discovered by | Nicolas Lacaille |
Discovery time | 1751 |
Catalog names | |
IC 2488 • OCl 789 • Mel 97 • Cr 208 • ESO 166-SC14 • |
IC 2488 is an open star cluster of the Trumpler type II2m in the constellation Segel des Schiff , which has an apparent magnitude of +7.4 mag. The object was discovered in 1751 by Nicolas Louis de Lacaille .
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