NGC 2081
| Emission Nebula and Open Star Clusters | |
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| NGC 2081 | |
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| NGC 2081 captured by ESO | |
| Constellation | Swordfish |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 05h 39m 59.4s |
| declination | -69 ° 24 ′ 21 ″ |
| Further data | |
| Affiliation | |
| history | |
| discovery |
John Herschel |
| Date of discovery |
between March 1834 - Nov 1836 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 2081 • ESO 57-SC013 • h 2951, GC 1279 | |
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NGC 2081 is an open star cluster surrounded by an emission nebula . It is located in the Large Magellanic Cloud and was discovered by John Herschel between 1834 and 1836 .
Web links
- GAH Walker, SC Morris: UBV photometry of the associations Anon 84 and NGC 2081 in the LMC. , Astron. J., 73, 772-777 (1968)