NGC 2568
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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 18.1 s |
| declination | -37 ° 06 ′ 19 ″ |
| Appearance
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| classification | I3p |
| Brightness (visual) | 10.7 mag |
| Angular expansion | 3.0 |
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| history | |
| Discovered by | Edward Barnard |
| Discovery time | 1881 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 2489 • C 0815-369 • OCl 727 • ESO 370-SC005 • | |
NGC 2568 is an open star cluster in the aft deck of the ship and has an angular extent of 3.0 'and an apparent magnitude of 10.7 mag. It was discovered by Edward Emerson Barnard in 1881 .