NGC 2075

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Open star cluster
NGC 2075
NGC 2075 DSS.jpg
AladinLite
Constellation Table Mountain
Position
equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension 05 h 38 m 21.3 s
declination -70 ° 41 ′ 06 ″
Appearance

Brightness  (visual) 11.5 likes
Brightness  (B-band) 11.5 likes
Angular expansion 2.0 '
Physical data

Affiliation Large Magellanic Cloud
history
Discovered by John Herschel
Discovery time December 23, 1834
Catalog names
 NGC  2059 •  ESO  57-SC005 •  GC  1273 •  h  2943 • DEM L 265 • OGLE-CL LMC 655

NGC 2075 is an emission nebula with an embedded open star cluster in the constellation Mensa in the Large Magellanic Cloud . The object was discovered by John Herschel on December 23, 1834 .

Individual evidence

  1. NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. a b SEDS : NGC 2075
  3. Seligman