NGC 2451
AladinLite | |
Constellation | Aft deck of the ship |
Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 07 h 45 m 15.0 s |
declination | −37 ° 58 ′ 03 ″ |
Appearance
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classification | II2p |
Brightness (visual) | 9.5 likes |
Brightness (B-band) | 10.04 mag |
Angular expansion | 50.0 |
Number of stars | 40 |
Brightest star | c Puppis likes |
Physical data
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distance | approx. 1000 ly (302 pc ) |
history | |
Discovered by | Giovanni Battista Hodierna John Herschel |
Discovery time | around 1654 February 1, 1835 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 2451 • C 0743-378 • Cr 161 • GC 1573 • h 3099 • |
NGC 2451 is an open star cluster in the constellation Puppis . NGC 2451 is 50 'in diameter . According to current knowledge, there is NGC 2451 of two clusters ( NGC 2451A and B ) the optically lie on a line, and 197 and 358 Parsecs of the earth have been removed.
The object may have been observed by Giovanni Battista Hodierna around 1654. John Herschel discovered the star cluster on February 1, 1835.