NGC 2153

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Open star cluster
NGC 2153
NGC 2153 DSS.jpg
AladinLite
Constellation Swordfish
Position
equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension 05 h 57 m 51.5 s
declination -66 ° 24 ′ 02 ″
Appearance

Brightness  (visual) 13.1 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 13.7 mag
Angular expansion 1.3 '
Physical data

Affiliation Large Magellanic Cloud
history
Discovered by John Herschel
Discovery time January 3, 1837
Catalog names
 NGC  2153 •  ESO  86-SC043 •  GC  1346 •  h  3002 •

NGC 2153 is an open star cluster in the constellation Dorado in the Large Magellanic Cloud . The object was discovered on January 3, 1837 by John Herschel .

Individual evidence

  1. NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. a b c SEDS : NGC 2153
  3. Seligman