NGC 2058

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Open star cluster
NGC 2058
NGC 2058 DSS.jpg
AladinLite
Constellation Table Mountain
Position
equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension 05 h 36 m 54.2 s
declination -70 ° 09 ′ 44 ″
Appearance

Brightness  (visual) 11.9 likes
Angular expansion 1.8 '
Physical data

Affiliation Large Magellanic Cloud
history
Discovered by James Dunlop
Discovery time September 24, 1826
Catalog names
 NGC  2058 •  Dun  102 •  ESO  56-SC173 •  GC  1259 •  h  2933 • OGLE-CL LMC 633

NGC 2058 is an open star cluster in the constellation Mensa in the Large Magellanic Cloud . The object was discovered by James Dunlop on September 24, 1826 .

Individual evidence

  1. NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. a b SEDS : NGC 2058
  3. Seligman