NGC 2567
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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 | 08 h 18 m 35.2 s |
| declination | -30 ° 38 ′ 08 ″ |
| Appearance
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| classification | III2m |
| Brightness (visual) | 7.4 mag |
| Angular expansion | 11.0 ' |
| Physical data
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| distance | 5500 ly (1677 pc ) |
| history | |
| Discovered by | William Herschel |
| Discovery time | March 4, 1793 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 2567 • OCl 708 • Mel 86 • Cr 180 • GC 3120 • H VII 64 • h 503 • | |
NGC 2567 is the name of an open star cluster in the constellation Puppis . NGC 2567 is 11 ′ in diameter and has an apparent magnitude of 7.4 mag. The object was discovered by Wilhelm Herschel on March 4, 1793 .