NGC 2141
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Orion |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 06 h 02 m 55.0 s |
| declination | + 10 ° 26 ′ 47 ″ |
| Appearance
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| classification | II3r |
| Brightness (visual) | 9.4 mag |
| Angular expansion | 10.0 ' |
| Physical data
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| Affiliation | Milky Way |
| distance | about 13,100 light years (4033 pc ) |
| history | |
| Discovered by | Edward Barnard |
| Discovery time | January 1883 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 2141 • C 0600 + 104 • OCl 487 • Cr 79 • Lund 203 • | |
NGC 2141 is a type II3r open star cluster in the constellation Orion in the northern sky . It has an angular extension of 10.0 'and an apparent magnitude of 9.4 mag.
The object was discovered by Edward Emerson Barnard in January 1883 and is also known as OCL 487 .