NGC 2455

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Open star cluster
NGC 2455
NGC 2455 DSS.jpg
AladinLite
Constellation Aft deck of the ship
Position
equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension 07 h 48 m 58.6 s
declination -21 ° 17 ′ 53 ″
Appearance

classification III2p
Brightness  (visual) 10.2 mag
Angular expansion 15.0 '
Physical data

distance  6600 ly
(2650 pc )
history
Discovered by John Herschel
Discovery time February 15, 1836
Catalog names
 NGC  2455 • C 0746-211 • OCl 636 •  Mel  77 •  Cr  163 •  ESO  560-SC15 •  GC  1576 •  h  3102 • Raab 64

NGC 2455 is an open star cluster in the constellation aft deck of the ship and has an angular extent of 15.0 'and an apparent magnitude of 10.2 mag. It was discovered by John Herschel on February 15, 1836 .

Individual evidence

  1. NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. a b c SEDS : NGC 2455
  3. AL Tadross: A catalog of 120 NGC open star cluster . In: Journal of the Korean Astronomical Society , 44, 2011, pp. 1-11. doi: 10.5303 / JKAS.2011.44.1.1 .
  4. Seligman