NGC 2026
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| SDSS recording | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | bull |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 05 h 43 m 10.1 s |
| declination | + 20 ° 08 ′ 20 ″ |
| Appearance
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| Angular expansion | 10 ' |
| Physical data
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| distance | 4600 ly (1418 pc ) |
| history | |
| Discovered by | Wilhelm Herschel |
| Discovery time | December 5, 1784 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 2026 • GC 1229 • H VIII 28 • | |
NGC 2026 is an open star cluster in the constellation Taurus . The star cluster was discovered on December 5, 1784 by the astronomer Wilhelm Herschel . The discovery was later recorded in the New General Catalog .
Individual evidence
- ↑ NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
- ↑ SEDS: NGC 2026
- ↑ 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 .
- ↑ Seligman