NGC 2995
| Asterism | |
|---|---|
| NGC 2995 | |
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| Constellation | Sails of the ship |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 09h 43m 59.1s |
| declination | -54 ° 35 ′ 49 ″ |
| Further data | |
| Angular expansion |
20 ' |
| distance |
1250 ly (380 pc) |
| history | |
| discovery |
John Herschel |
| Date of discovery |
April 5, 1837 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 2995 • GC 1921 • h 3189 • ESO 167-004 | |
| Aladin previewer | |
NGC 2995 is an asterism in the constellation Sails of the Ship .
The object was discovered on April 5, 1837 by the British astronomer John Herschel .
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Individual evidence
- ↑ NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
- ↑ SEDS : NGC 2995
- ↑ AL Tadross: A catalog of 120 NGC open star cluster . In: Journal of the Korean Astronomical Society , 44, 2011, pp. 1-11. doi: 10.5303 / JKAS.2011.44.1.1 .
- ↑ Seligman