NGC 2214

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Open star cluster
NGC 2214
NGC 2214 DSS.jpg
AladinLite
Constellation Swordfish
Position
equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension 06 h 12 m 56.9 s
declination -68 ° 15 ′ 39 ″
Appearance

Brightness  (visual) 10.9 likes
Angular expansion 3.6 '
Physical data

Affiliation Large Magellanic Cloud
history
Discovered by James Dunlop
Discovery time September 27, 1826
Catalog names
 NGC  2214 •  Dun  201 •  ESO  57-SC074 •  GC  1398 •  h  3039 • Bennett 36

NGC 2214 is an open star cluster in the constellation Dorado in the Large Magellanic Cloud . The object was discovered by James Dunlop on September 27, 1826 .

Individual evidence

  1. NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. a b SEDS : NGC 2214
  3. Seligman