NGC 2910

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Open star cluster
NGC 2910
NGC 2910 DSS.jpg
AladinLite
Constellation Sails of the ship
Position
equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension 09 h 30 m 29.0 s
declination -52 ° 54 ′ 50 ″
Appearance

classification I2p
Brightness  (visual) 7.2 likes
Angular expansion 6.0 '
Physical data

distance  8500 ly
(2607 pc )
history
Discovered by John Herschel
Discovery time April 10, 1834
Catalog names
 NGC  2910 • OCl 781 •  Cr  209 •  ESO  166-SC017 •  GC  1868 •  h  3171 •

NGC 2910 is the name of an open star cluster in the constellation Sails of the Ship . NGC 2910 has a diameter of 6  arc minutes and an apparent magnitude of 7.2 mag. The object was discovered on April 10, 1834 by John Herschel .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ NED
  2. a b c SEDS : NGC 2910
  3. WEBDA
  4. Seligman