NGC 3033

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Open star cluster
NGC 3033
AladinLite
Constellation Sails of the ship
Position
equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension 09 h 48 m 35.0 s
declination -56 ° 25 ′ 48 ″
Appearance

classification II3p
Brightness  (visual) 8.8 likes
Angular expansion 12.0 '
Physical data

distance  3000 ly
(922 pc )
history
Discovered by John Herschel
Discovery time February 27, 1835
Catalog names
 NGC  3033 • C 0947-561 • OCl 796 •  Cr  212 •  ESO  167-SC 006 •  GC  1952 •  h  3194 •

NGC 3033 is the name of an open star cluster of the type II3p in the constellation Sails of the Ship . NGC 3033 has a diameter of 12 arc minutes and an apparent magnitude of 8.8 mag.

The object was discovered on February 27, 1835 by John Herschel .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. a b c SEDS : NGC 3033
  3. WEBDA page on NGC 3033
  4. Seligman