NGC 2033

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Open star cluster
NGC 2033
NGC 2033 DSS.jpg
AladinLite
Constellation Swordfish
Position
equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension 05 h 34 m 30.7 s
declination -69 ° 46 ′ 49 ″
Appearance

Brightness  (visual) 11.6 mag
Angular expansion 0.5 '
Physical data

Affiliation Large Magellanic Cloud
history
Discovered by James Dunlop
Discovery time September 24, 1826
Catalog names
 NGC  2033 •  GC  1236 •

NGC 2033 is an open star cluster in the Large Magellanic Cloud in the constellation Dorado . 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 2033
  3. Seligman