NGC 2219

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Open star cluster
NGC 2219
NGC 2219 DSS.jpg
AladinLite
Constellation unicorn
Position
equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension 06 h 23 m 44.3 s
declination -04 ° 40 ′ 38 ″
Appearance

classification OCl
Angular expansion 10.0 '
Physical data

distance  6600 ly
(2023 pc )
history
Discovered by John Herschel
Discovery time February 19, 1830
Catalog names
 NGC  2219 •  GC  1403 •  h  387 •

NGC 2219 is an open star cluster in the constellation Unicorn south of the celestial equator .

The object was discovered on February 19, 1830 by the British astronomer John Herschel .

Individual evidence

  1. NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. a b SEDS : NGC 2219
  3. AL Tadross: A catalog of 120 NGC open star cluster . In: Journal of the Korean Astronomical Society , 44, 2011, pp. 1-11. doi: 10.5303 / JKAS.2011.44.1.1 .
  4. Seligman