NGC 2102
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Swordfish |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 05 h 42 m 20.5 s |
| declination | -69 ° 29 ′ 14 ″ |
| Appearance
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| Brightness (visual) | 11.4 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.0 ' |
| Physical data
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| Affiliation | Large Magellanic Cloud |
| history | |
| Discovered by | John Herschel |
| Discovery time | 1830s |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 2102 • ESO 57-SC029 • GC 1300 • | |
NGC 2102 is an open star cluster in the constellation Dorado in the Large Magellanic Cloud . The object was discovered by John Herschel in the 1830s .