NGC 2451

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Open star cluster
NGC 2451
NGC 2451 a.jpg
AladinLite
Constellation Aft deck of the ship
Position
equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension 07 h 45 m 15.0 s
declination −37 ° 58 ′ 03 ″
Appearance

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

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.

Individual evidence

  1. NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. a b SEDS : NGC 2451
  3. a b SIMBAD
  4. WEBDA
  5. Seligman