NGC 2132

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Asterism
NGC 2132
NGC 2132 DSS.jpg
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Position
equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension 05h 55m 44.3s
declination -59 ° 55 ′ 40 ″
Further data
Angular expansion

4 '

distance

3175 ly (974 pc)

history
discovery

John Herschel

Date of discovery

January 11, 1836

Catalog names
NGC  2132 • GC  1328 • ESO 120-22 • h 2988
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NGC 2132 is an asterism in the constellation Pictor .

The object was discovered on January 11, 1836 by the British astronomer John Herschel .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. SEDS : NGC 2132
  3. AL Tadross: A catalog of 120 NGC open star cluster . In: Journal of the Korean Astronomical Society , 44, 2011, pp. 1-11. doi: 10.5303 / JKAS.2011.44.1.1 .
  4. Seligman