NGC 2113

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Open star cluster
NGC 2113
NGC 2113 DSS.jpg
AladinLite
Constellation Swordfish
Position
equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension 05 h 45 m 24.6 s
declination -69 ° 46 ′ 27 ″
Appearance

Brightness  (visual) 12.3 mag
Angular expansion 1.8 '
Physical data

Affiliation Large Magellanic Cloud
history
Discovered by John Herschel
Discovery time November 3, 1834
Catalog names
 NGC  2113 •  ESO  57-EN036 •  GC  1311 •  h  2975 • IRAS 05458-6947

NGC 2113 is an emission nebula with an embedded open star cluster in the constellation Dorado in the Large Magellanic Cloud . The object was discovered by John Herschel on November 3, 1834 .

Individual evidence

  1. NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. a b SEDS : NGC 2113
  3. Seligman