NGC 2587
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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 23 m 24.1 s |
| declination | -29 ° 30 ′ 31 ″ |
| Appearance
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| classification | II1p |
| Brightness (visual) | 9.2 likes |
| Angular expansion | 10 |
| Physical data
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| distance | approx. 5700 ly (1740 pc ) |
| history | |
| Discovered by | John Herschel |
| Discovery time | January 22, 1835 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 2587 • OCl 706 • Cr 184 • ESO 431-SC007 • GC 1658 • h 3124 • | |
NGC 2587 is an open star cluster in the constellation Puppis and has an angular extent of 10.0 'and an apparent magnitude of 9.2 mag. It was discovered by John Herschel on January 22nd, 1835 .