NGC 2580
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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 21 m 27.9 s |
| declination | -30 ° 17 ′ 36 ″ |
| Appearance
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| classification | II2m |
| Brightness (visual) | 9.7 likes |
| Angular expansion | 8.0 |
| Physical data
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| distance | 13000 ly (4000 pc ) |
| history | |
| Discovered by | John Herschel |
| Discovery time | February 5, 1837 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 2580 • C 0819-301 • OCl 709 • Cr 183 • GC 1656 • h 3123 • | |
NGC 2580 is an open star cluster in the constellation aft deck of the ship and has an angular extent of 8.0 'and an apparent magnitude of 9.7 mag. It was discovered by John Herschel on February 5, 1837 .