NGC 2151

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Open star cluster
NGC 2151
NGC 2151 DSS.jpg
AladinLite
Constellation Swordfish
Position
equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension 05 h 56 m 20.4 s
declination -69 ° 01 ′ 03 ″
Appearance

Angular expansion 1.0 '
Physical data

Affiliation Large Magellanic Cloud
history
Discovered by John Herschel
Discovery time January 31, 1835
Catalog names
 NGC  2151 •  ESO  57-SC057 •  GC  1344 •  h  3001 •

NGC 2151 is an open star cluster in the constellation Dorado in the Large Magellanic Cloud . The object was discovered by John Herschel on January 31, 1835 .

Individual evidence

  1. NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. ^ SEDS : NGC 2151
  3. Seligman