NGC 2111

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Open star cluster
NGC 2111
NGC 2111 DSS.jpg
AladinLite
Constellation Table Mountain
Position
equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension 05 h 44 m 33.0 s
declination -70 ° 59 ′ 36 ″
Appearance

Brightness  (visual) 12.5 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 12.8 mag
Angular expansion 1.7 '
Physical data

Affiliation Large Magellanic Cloud
history
Discovered by John Herschel
Discovery time February 9, 1836
Catalog names
 NGC  2111 •  ESO  57-SC035 •  GC  1309 •  h  2973 •

NGC 2111 is an open star cluster in the constellation Mensa in the Large Magellanic Cloud . The object was discovered by John Herschel on February 9, 1836 .

Individual evidence

  1. NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. a b c SEDS : NGC 2111
  3. Seligman