NGC 2103

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Emission nebula
NGC 2103

NGC 2103 DSS.jpg
AladinLite
Constellation Table Mountain
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 05 h 41 m 40.3 s
declination -71 ° 19 ′ 59 ″
Appearance
Ionizing source
Physical data
history

discovery John Herschel
Date of discovery December 23, 1834
Catalog names
 NGC  2103 •  ESO  57-24 •  GC  1301 •  h  2968 •

NGC 2103 is the name of an emission nebula in the constellation Mensa .

The object was discovered on December 23, 1834 by the astronomer John Herschel .

Individual evidence

  1. NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. Seligman