NGC 2136

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Open star cluster
NGC 2136
NGC 2136 DSS.jpg
AladinLite
Constellation Swordfish
Position
equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension 05 h 52 m 57.7 s
declination -69 ° 29 ′ 34 ″
Appearance

Brightness  (visual) 10.5 mag
Angular expansion 1.9 '
Physical data

Affiliation Large Magellanic Cloud
history
Discovered by James Dunlop
Discovery time September 24, 1826
Catalog names
 NGC  2136 •  ESO  57-SC048 •  GC  1316 •  h  2979 •

NGC 2136 is an open star cluster in the constellation Dorado in the Large Magellanic Cloud . The object was discovered by James Dunlop on September 24, 1826 .

Individual evidence

  1. NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. a b SEDS : NGC 2136
  3. Seligman