NGC 2016
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Table Mountain |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 05 h 31 m 38.8 s |
| declination | -69 ° 56 ′ 45 ″ |
| Appearance
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| Brightness (visual) | 10.4 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 10.6 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.3 ' |
| Physical data
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| Affiliation | Large Magellanic Cloud |
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| Discovered by | John Herschel |
| Discovery time | December 23, 1834 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 2016 • ESO 056-SC142 • GC 1219 • h 2902 • OGLE-CL LMC 559 | |
NGC 2016 is an open star cluster in the Large Magellanic Cloud in the constellation Table Mountain . The star cluster was discovered on December 23, 1834 by the astronomer John Herschel . The discovery was later recorded in the New General Catalog .