NGC 3228
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Sails of the ship |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 10 h 21 m 22.2 s |
| declination | -51 ° 43 ′ 21 ″ |
| Appearance
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| classification | I1p |
| Brightness (visual) | 6.0 likes |
| Angular expansion | 5.0 ' |
| Physical data
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| distance | 1770 ly (544 pc ) |
| history | |
| Discovered by | Nicolas Louis de Lacaille |
| Discovery time | 1751 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 3228 • C 1019-514 • OCl 800 • Cr 218 • Lund 539 • ESO 214-SC1 • GC 2090 • h 3245 • | |
NGC 3228 is a galactic open star cluster in the constellation Vela . NGC 3228 has a diameter of 5 arc minutes and an apparent magnitude of 6.0 mag. The object was discovered in 1751 by Nicolas Louis de Lacaille .