NGC 2019

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Globular cluster
NGC 2019
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AladinLite
Constellation Table Mountain
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 05 h 31 m 56.6 s
declination -70 ° 09 ′ 34 ″
Appearance
Brightness  (visual) 10.9 likes
Angular expansion 1.0 '
Physical data
Affiliation Large Magellanic Cloud
history
discovery James Dunlop
Discovery date September 24, 1826
Catalog names
 NGC  2019 •  ESO  056-SC145 •  Dun  98 •  GC  1222 • OGLE-CL LMC 565

NGC 2019 is a globular cluster in the Large Magellanic Cloud in the constellation Table Mountain . The star cluster was discovered on September 24, 1826 by the astronomer James Dunlop . The discovery was later recorded in the New General Catalog .

Individual evidence

  1. NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. a b SEDS: NGC 2019
  3. Seligman