NGC 2401
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Aft deck of the ship |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 07 h 29 m 24.4 s |
| declination | -13 ° 57 ′ 58 ″ |
| Appearance
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| classification | II3p |
| Brightness (visual) | 12.6 mag |
| Angular expansion | 2.0 |
| Physical data
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| distance | 20500 ly (6300 pc ) |
| history | |
| Discovered by | Wilhelm Herschel |
| Discovery time | March 8, 1793 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 2401 • C 0727-138 • OCl 588 • Cr 149 • GC 1539 • H VII 65 • h 454 • | |
NGC 2401 is an open star cluster in the aft deck of the ship and has an angular extent of 2.0 'and an apparent magnitude of 12.6 mag. It was discovered by Wilhelm Herschel on March 8, 1793 .