NGC 2671
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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 11.9 s |
| declination | -41 ° 52 ′ 38 ″ |
| Appearance
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| classification | I3p |
| Brightness (visual) | 11.6 mag |
| Angular expansion | 5.0 ' |
| Physical data
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| distance | 5400 ly (1660 pc ) |
| history | |
| Discovered by | James Dunlop |
| Discovery time | May 1, 1826 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 2671 • C 0844-417 • OCl 745 • Cr 2001 • ESO 313-SC014 • GC 1703 • h 3141 • Bennett 40a | |
NGC 2671 is the name for an open star cluster in the constellation Sails of the Ship . NGC 2671 has a diameter of 5 arc minutes and an apparent magnitude of 11.6 mag. The object was discovered by James Dunlop on May 1, 1826 .