NGC 2145

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Open star cluster
NGC 2145
NGC 2145 DSS.jpg
AladinLite
Constellation Swordfish
Position
equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension 05 h 54 m 23.0 s
declination -70 ° 54 ′ 04 ″
Appearance

Brightness  (visual) 12.1 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 12.4 mag
Angular expansion 1.7 '
Physical data

Affiliation Large Magellanic Cloud
history
Discovered by John Herschel
Discovery time November 12, 1836
Catalog names
 NGC  2145 •  ESO  57-SC052 •  GC  1340 •  h  2998 •

NGC 2145 is an open star cluster in the constellation Dorado in the Large Magellanic Cloud . The object was discovered by John Herschel on November 12, 1836 .

Individual evidence

  1. NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. a b c SEDS : NGC 2145
  3. Seligman