NGC 2241

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Open star cluster
NGC 2241
NGC 2241 DSS.jpg
AladinLite
Constellation Swordfish
Position
equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension 06 h 22 m 51.3 s
declination -68 ° 55 ′ 31 ″
Appearance

Brightness  (visual) 13.3 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 14.0 mag
Angular expansion 1.3 '
Physical data

Affiliation Large Magellanic Cloud
history
Discovered by John Herschel
Discovery time January 31, 1835
Catalog names
 NGC  2241 •  ESO  57-SC079 •  GC  1422 •  h  3054 •

NGC 2241 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 2241
  3. Seligman