NGC 2107
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| Photo from the Hubble Space Telescope | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Table Mountain |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 05 h 43 m 12.9 s |
| declination | -70 ° 38 ′ 24 ″ |
| Appearance
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| Brightness (visual) | 11.5 likes |
| Angular expansion | 2.1 ′ |
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| history | |
| Discovered by | John Herschel |
| Discovery time | February 9, 1836 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 2107 • ESO 57-SC032 • GC 1305 • h 2971 • OGLE-CL LMC 700 | |
NGC 2107 is an open star cluster in the constellation Table Mountain . The star cluster was discovered on February 9, 1836 by the astronomer John Herschel with a 48 cm telescope; the discovery was later recorded in the New General Catalog .