NGC 2197

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Open star cluster
NGC 2197
NGC 2197 DSS.jpg
AladinLite
Constellation Swordfish
Position
equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension 06 h 06 m 07.3 s
declination -67 ° 05 ′ 50 ″
Appearance

Brightness  (visual) 13.5 likes
Brightness  (B-band) 13.8 mag
Angular expansion 1.7 '
Physical data

Affiliation Large Magellanic Cloud
history
Discovered by John Herschel
Discovery time January 31, 1835
Catalog names
 NGC  2197 •  ESO  85-SC058 •  GC  1385 •  h  3028 •

NGC 2197 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. a b c SEDS : NGC 2197
  3. Seligman