NGC 2645
AladinLite | |
Constellation | Sails of the ship |
Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 08 h 39 m 03.1 s |
declination | -46 ° 13 ′ 38 ″ |
Appearance
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classification | II2p |
Brightness (visual) | 7 likes |
Angular expansion | 3.0 |
Physical data
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distance | approx. 5400 ly (1668 pc ) |
history | |
Discovered by | John Herschel |
Discovery time | December 29, 1834 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 2645 • C 0837-460 • OCl 754 • ESO 259-SC14 • GC 1687 • h 3136 • |
NGC 2645 is an open star cluster in the constellation Sails of the Ship and has an angular extent of 3.0 'and an apparent magnitude of 7.0 mag. It was discovered by John Herschel on December 29, 1834 and is also known as OCl 754 or, according to Paris Pişmiş, as Cl Pismis 6 .