NGC 2100
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| Image taken by the 3.6m NTT of the La Silla Observatory | |
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| Constellation | Swordfish |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 05 h 42 m 09.2 s |
| declination | -69 ° 12 ′ 44 ″ |
| Appearance
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| Brightness (visual) | 9.6 likes |
| Angular expansion | 2.8 ' |
| Physical data
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| Affiliation | Large Magellanic Cloud |
| Age | 15 million years |
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| Discovered by | James Dunlop |
| Discovery time | September 25, 1826 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 2100 • Dun 154 • ESO 57-SC25 • GC 1298 • h 2966 • KMHK 1257, [SL63] 662 | |
NGC 2100 is the name of an open star cluster in the Large Magellanic Cloud in the constellation Swordfish and is around 170,000 light years away from us. NGC 2100 is 2.8 'in diameter and has an apparent magnitude of 9.6 mag. The object was discovered by James Dunlop on September 25, 1826 .
WebLinks
- astronews.com: A brilliant open star cluster September 7, 2011
- astronews.com: Picture of the day May 30, 2013
Individual evidence
- ↑ NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
- ↑ a b SEDS : NGC 2100
- ^ Young Stars Take a Turn in the Spotlight . In: ESO Photo Release , September 7, 2011. Retrieved September 8, 2011.
- ↑ http://www.astronews.com/news/artikel/2011/09/1109-008.shtml
- ↑ Seligman