NGC 2155

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Open star cluster
NGC 2155
NGC 2155 DSS.jpg
AladinLite
Constellation Swordfish
Position
equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension 05 h 58 m 33.2 s
declination -65 ° 28 ′ 35 ″
Appearance

Brightness  (visual) 12.6 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 13.4 mag
Angular expansion 2.1 '
Physical data

Affiliation Large Magellanic Cloud
history
Discovered by John Herschel
Discovery time November 30, 1834
Catalog names
 NGC  2155 •  ESO  86-SC045 •  GC  1348 •  h  3004 •

NGC 2155 is an open star cluster in the constellation Dorado in the Large Magellanic Cloud . The object was discovered by John Herschel on November 30, 1834 .

Individual evidence

  1. NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. a b c SEDS : NGC 2155
  3. Seligman