NGC 2127

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Open star cluster
NGC 2127
NGC 2127 DSS.jpg
AladinLite
Constellation Swordfish
Position
equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension 05 h 51 m 21.3 s
declination -69 ° 21 ′ 33 ″
Appearance

Brightness  (visual) 11.6 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 12.0 mag
Angular expansion 1.2 '
Physical data

Affiliation Large Magellanic Cloud
history
Discovered by John Herschel
Discovery time December 23, 1834
Catalog names
 NGC  2127 •  ESO  57-SC045 •  GC  1324 •  h  2986 •

NGC 2127 is an open star cluster in the constellation Dorado in the Large Magellanic Cloud . The object was discovered by John Herschel on December 23, 1834 .

Individual evidence

  1. NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. a b c SEDS : NGC 2127
  3. Seligman