NGC 2669
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Sails of the ship |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 08 h 46 m 22.6 s |
| declination | -52 ° 56 ′ 54 ″ |
| Appearance
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| classification | II3p |
| Brightness (visual) | 6.1 mag |
| Angular expansion | 14.0 ' |
| Physical data
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| distance | 3400 ly (1046 pc ) |
| history | |
| Discovered by | John Herschel |
| Discovery time | April 11, 1834 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 2669 • OCl 768 • Cr 199 • ESO 165-SC005 • GC 1701 • h 3140 • | |
NGC 2669 is the name of an open star cluster in the constellation Sails of the Ship . NGC 2669 has a diameter of 14 arc minutes and an apparent magnitude of 6.1 mag. The object was discovered on April 11, 1834 by John Herschel .