NGC 2459
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Small dog |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 07 h 52 m 01.8 s |
| declination | + 09 ° 33 ′ 27 ″ |
| Appearance
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| classification | OCl |
| Angular expansion | 1.50 ' |
| Physical data
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| distance | 4200 ly (1300 pc ) |
| history | |
| Discovered by | Wilhelm Herschel |
| Discovery time | December 26, 1785 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 2459 • C 0746-211 • GC 1578 • H III 479 • h 468 • | |
NGC 2459 is an open star cluster or asterism in the constellation Little Dog and has an angular extent of 1.50 '. It was discovered by Wilhelm Herschel on December 26, 1785 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
- ↑ a b SEDS : NGC 2459
- ↑ 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 .
- ↑ Seligman