NGC 3033
AladinLite | |
Constellation | Sails of the ship |
Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 09 h 48 m 35.0 s |
declination | -56 ° 25 ′ 48 ″ |
Appearance
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classification | II3p |
Brightness (visual) | 8.8 likes |
Angular expansion | 12.0 ' |
Physical data
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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 .