NGC 2063
| Asterism | |
|---|---|
| NGC 2063 | |
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| Constellation | Orion |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 05h 46m 43.0s |
| declination | + 08 ° 46 ′ 52 ″ |
| Further data | |
| Angular expansion |
9.0 ' |
| distance |
5000 ly (1525 pc) |
| history | |
| discovery |
Wilhelm Herschel |
| Date of discovery |
December 26, 1783 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 2063 • GC 1242 • GC 1264 • H VIII 2 | |
| Aladin previewer | |
NGC 2063 is an asterism in the constellation Orion .
The object was discovered on December 26, 1783 by the British astronomer John Herschel .
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Individual evidence
- ↑ NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
- ↑ SEDS : NGC 2063
- ↑ 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