NGC 2925
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Sails of the ship |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 09 h 33 m 10.9 s |
| declination | -53 ° 23 ′ 46 ″ |
| Appearance
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| classification | III1p |
| Brightness (visual) | 8.3 mag |
| Angular expansion | 15.0 ' |
| Physical data
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| distance | 2500 ly (774 pc ) |
| history | |
| Discovered by | John Herschel |
| Discovery time | January 5, 1837 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 2925 • OCl 783 • Cr 210 • ESO 166-SC022 • GC 3177 • h 1877 • | |
NGC 2925 is the name for an open star cluster in the constellation Sails of the Ship . NGC 2925 has a diameter of 15 arc minutes and an apparent magnitude of 8.3 mag. The object was discovered by John Herschel on January 5, 1837 .