NGC 2126
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| Constellation | Carter |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 06 h 02 m 33.0 s |
| declination | + 49 ° 51 ′ 57 ″ |
| Appearance
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| classification | II1p |
| Brightness (visual) | 10.2 mag |
| Angular expansion | 6 ' |
| Physical data
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| Affiliation | Milky Way |
| distance | 3900 ly (1200 pc ) |
| history | |
| Discovered by | Wilhelm Herschel |
| Discovery time | November 12, 1787 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 2126 • C 0559 + 499 • OCl 418 • Mel 39 • Cr 78 • Lund 202 • GC 1323 • H VIII-68 • | |
NGC 2126 is a type II1p open star cluster in the constellation Fuhrmann about 5 ° north of the star Menkalinan . It is about 4000 light years away from the solar system and has a diameter of about 6 light years .
The object was discovered on November 12, 1787 by the German-British astronomer Wilhelm Herschel .