NGC 2635

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Open star cluster
NGC 2635
NGC 2635 DSS.jpg
AladinLite
Constellation Ship compass
Position
equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension 08 h 38 m 26.0 s
declination -34 ° 46 ′ 18 ″
Appearance

classification I3p
Brightness  (visual) 11.2 mag
Angular expansion 3.0 '
Physical data

distance  18750 ly
(5754 pc )
history
Discovered by John Herschel
Discovery time February 2, 1835
Catalog names
 NGC  2635 • C 0836-345 • OCl 728 •  Mel  89 •  Cr  190 •  ESO  371-SC001 •  GC  1683 •  h  3133 •

NGC 2635 is the name for an open star cluster in the constellation Compass . NGC 2635 has a diameter of 3  arc minutes and an apparent magnitude of 11.2 mag. The object was discovered by John Herschel on February 2, 1835 .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ NED
  2. a b c SEDS : NGC 2635
  3. WEBDA
  4. Seligman