IC 2581

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Open star cluster
IC 2581
AladinLite
Constellation Keel of the ship
Position
equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension 10 h 27 m 29.1 s
declination -57 ° 37 ′ 02 ″
Appearance

classification I3m
Brightness  (visual) 4.3 likes
Physical data
history
Discovered by Edward Pickering
Discovery time May 10, 1893
Catalog names
 IC  2581 • OCl 811 •  Cr  222 •  ESO  168-SC003 •

IC 2581 is an open star cluster of the Trumpler-type I3m in the constellation Kiel des Schiff , which has an apparent magnitude of +4.3 mag. The object was discovered by Edward Charles Pickering in 1893 .

Individual evidence

  1. NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. ^ SEDS : IC 2581
  3. Seligman

Attention: The sorting key “IC 2581” overwrites the previously used key “IC2581”.