NGC 2013

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Open star cluster
NGC 2013
NGC 2013 DSS.jpg
AladinLite
Constellation Carter
Position
equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension 05 h 44 m 01.7 s
declination + 55 ° 47 ′ 37 ″
Appearance
Physical data

distance  3600 ly
(1100 pc )
history
Discovered by John Herschel
Discovery time February 10, 1831
Catalog names
 NGC  2013 •  ESO  056-SC135 •  GC  1216 •  h  364 •

NGC 2013 is an open star cluster in the constellation Auriga . The star cluster was discovered on February 10, 1831 by the astronomer John Herschel . The discovery was later recorded in the New General Catalog .

Individual evidence

  1. NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. AL Tadross: A catalog of 120 NGC open star cluster . In: Journal of the Korean Astronomical Society , 44, 2011, pp. 1-11. doi: 10.5303 / JKAS.2011.44.1.1 .
  3. Seligman