NGC 2017

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Open star cluster
NGC 2017
NGC 2017 DSS.jpg
AladinLite
Constellation Hare
Position
equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension 05 h 39 m 16.3 s
declination -17 ° 50 ′ 55 ″
Appearance

Angular expansion 4.0 '
Physical data

distance  3650 ly
(1120 pc )
history
Discovered by John Herschel
Discovery time December 11, 1835
Catalog names
 NGC  2017 •  ESO  554-22 •  GC  1220 •  h  2896 •

NGC 2017 is a random star constellation (an asterism) in the constellation Rabbit . The entry in the NGC goes back to an observation by John Herschel on December 11, 1835.

Individual evidence

  1. NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. SEDS : NGC 2017
  3. 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 .
  4. Seligman