NGC 2659
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Sails of the ship |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 08 h 42 m 33.0 s |
| declination | -45 ° 00 ′ 02 ″ |
| Appearance
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| classification | III3m |
| Brightness (visual) | 8.6 likes |
| Angular expansion | 15.0 |
| Physical data
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| distance | 5600 ly (1713 pc ) |
| history | |
| Discovered by | John Herschel |
| Discovery time | February 3, 1835 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 2659 • OCl 752 • Mel 91 • Cr 194 • ESO 260-SC03 • GC 1694 • h 3137 • | |
NGC 2659 is an open star cluster in the constellation Sails of the Ship and has an angular extent of 15.0 'and an apparent magnitude of 8.6 mag. It was discovered by John Herschel on February 3, 1835 .