NGC 2180
AladinLite | |
Constellation | Orion |
Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 06 h 09 m 36.2 s |
declination | + 04 ° 42 ′ 42 ″ |
Appearance
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classification | OCl |
Angular expansion | 6.0 ' |
Physical data
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distance | 3000 ly (910 pc ) |
history | |
Discovered by | Wilhelm Herschel |
Discovery time | January 24, 1784 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 2180 • GC 1371 • H VIII 6 • h 380 • |
NGC 2180 is the name for an open star cluster in the constellation Orion . The object was discovered on January 24, 1784 by Wilhelm Herschel .