NGC 2039
| Asterism | |
|---|---|
| NGC 2039 | |
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| Constellation | Orion |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 05h 44m 00.9s |
| declination | + 08 ° 41 ′ 28 ″ |
| Further data | |
| distance |
3000 ly (920 pc) |
| history | |
| discovery |
John Herschel |
| Date of discovery |
January 19, 1828 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 2039 • GC 1242 • GC 1242 | |
| Aladin previewer | |
NGC 2039 is an asterism in the constellation Orion .
The object was discovered on January 19, 1828 by the British astronomer John Herschel .
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Individual evidence
- ↑ NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
- ↑ 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