NGC 2061
| Asterism | |
|---|---|
| NGC 2061 | |
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| Constellation | Dove |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 05h 42m 41.8s |
| declination | -34 ° 00 ′ 34 ″ |
| Further data | |
| Angular expansion |
8th' |
| distance |
1750 ly (542 pc) |
| history | |
| discovery |
John Herschel |
| Date of discovery |
January 9, 1836 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 2061 • GC 1262 • ESO 363-016 • h 2924 | |
| Aladin previewer | |
NGC 2061 is an asterism in the constellation Columba .
The object was discovered on January 9, 1836 by the British astronomer John Herschel .
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Individual evidence
- ↑ NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
- ↑ SEDS : NGC 2061
- ↑ 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