NGC 2130

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Open star cluster
NGC 2130
NGC 2130 DSS.jpg
AladinLite
Constellation Swordfish
Position
equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension 05 h 52 m 23.7 s
declination -67 ° 20 ′ 03 ″
Appearance

Brightness  (visual) 12.0 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 12.4 mag
Angular expansion 1.2 '
Physical data

Affiliation Large Magellanic Cloud
history
Discovered by John Herschel
Discovery time November 2, 1834
Catalog names
 NGC  2130 •  ESO  86-SC037 •  GC  1326 •  h  2987 •

NGC 2130 is an open star cluster in the constellation Dorado in the Large Magellanic Cloud . The object was discovered by John Herschel on November 2, 1834 .

Individual evidence

  1. NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. a b c SEDS : NGC 2130
  3. Seligman