NGC 2453
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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 47 m 34.1 s |
| declination | -27 ° 11 ′ 41 ″ |
| Appearance
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| classification | I2p |
| Brightness (visual) | 8.3 mag |
| Angular expansion | 4.0 |
| Physical data
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| distance | 7000 ly (2150 pc ) |
| history | |
| Discovered by | John Herschel |
| Discovery time | February 5, 1836 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 2453 • C 0745-271 • OCl 670 • Cr 162 • ESO 493-SC012 • GC 1575 • h 3101 • | |
NGC 2453 is an open star cluster in the aft deck of the ship and has an angular extent of 4.0 'and an apparent magnitude of 8.3 mag. It was discovered by John Herschel on February 5, 1836 .