NGC 2143
SDSS recording | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | Orion |
Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 06 h 03 m 01.5 s |
declination | + 05 ° 49 ′ 53 ″ |
Appearance
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Angular expansion | 11 ' |
Physical data
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Affiliation | Milky Way |
distance | 2600 ly (800 pc ) |
history | |
Discovered by | John Herschel |
Discovery time | February 2, 1831 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 2143 • GC 1338 • h 374 • |
NGC 2143 is an open star cluster in the constellation Orion . The object was discovered by John Herschel on February 2, 1831 .