NGC 2588
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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 09.6 s |
| declination | -32 ° 58 ′ 31 ″ |
| Appearance
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| classification | II1p |
| Brightness (visual) | 11.8 mag |
| Angular expansion | 2.0 |
| Physical data
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| distance | approx. 14200 ly (4365 pc ) |
| history | |
| Discovered by | John Herschel |
| Discovery time | February 16, 1836 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 2588 • C 0821-328 • OCl 715 • Cr 186 • ESO 370-SC10 • GC 1659 • h 3125 • | |
NGC 2588 is an open star cluster in the constellation aft deck of the ship and has an angular extent of 2.0 'and an apparent magnitude of 11.8 mag. It was discovered by John Herschel on February 16, 1836 .