NGC 2010

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Open star cluster
NGC 2010
Photo from the Hubble Space Telescope
Photo from the Hubble Space Telescope
AladinLite
Constellation Table Mountain
Position
equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension 05 h 30 m 34.9 s
declination -70 ° 49 ′ 11 ″
Appearance

Brightness  (visual) 11.7 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 11.7 mag
Angular expansion 2.2 '
Physical data

Affiliation Large Magellanic Cloud
history
Discovered by John Herschel
Discovery time November 12, 1836
Catalog names
 NGC  2010 •  ESO  56-SC139 •  GC  1213 •  h  2898 •

NGC 2010 is an open cluster of the Large Magellanic Cloud in the constellation Mensa . The object was discovered by John Herschel on November 12, 1836 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. a b c SEDS : NGC 2010
  3. Seligman