NGC 2448
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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 44 m 33.2 s |
| declination | -24 ° 40 ′ 23 ″ |
| Appearance
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| Angular expansion | 5.0 |
| Number of stars | 18-20 |
| Physical data
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| distance | 3400 ly (1040 pc ) |
| history | |
| Discovered by | John Herschel |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 2448 • ESO 493-008 • GC 1572 • h 466 • | |
NGC 2448 is an open star cluster or asterism in the constellation aft deck of the ship in the southern sky .
The object was observed and described by John Herschel on January 7, 1831 and later found its way into Dreyer's NGC.