NGC 2025
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Table Mountain |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 05 h 32 m 33.6 s |
| declination | -71 ° 42 ′ 56 ″ |
| Appearance
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| Brightness (visual) | 10.9 likes |
| Angular expansion | 1.9 ' |
| Physical data
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| Affiliation | Large Magellanic Cloud |
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| Discovered by | John Herschel |
| Discovery time | February 8, 1836 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 2025 • ESO 056-SC149 • GC 1228 • h 2909 • | |
NGC 2025 is an open star cluster in the Large Magellanic Cloud in the constellation Table Mountain . The star cluster was discovered on February 8, 1836 by the astronomer John Herschel . The discovery was later recorded in the New General Catalog .