NGC 2122
| Star clusters and nebulae | |
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| NGC 2122 | |
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| Photo from the Hubble Space Telescope | |
| Constellation | Table Mountain |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 05h 48m 52.6s |
| declination | -70 ° 04 ′ 12 ″ |
| Further data | |
| Brightness (visual) |
10.4 mag |
| Angular expansion |
6.0 x 5.0 |
| distance |
160,000 ly. |
| Affiliation |
Large Magellanic Cloud |
| diameter | 60 ly |
| history | |
| discovery | |
| Date of discovery |
August 3, 1826 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 2122 • ESO 057-EN041 • GC 1319 | |
| Aladin previewer | |
NGC 2122 is an open star cluster in a diffuse nebula ( N180B ) in the large magellanic cloud in the constellation Table Mountain . The star cluster was discovered by James Dunlop in 1826 ; this discovery was later recorded in the New General Catalog .