NGC 5120
AladinLite | |
Constellation | centaur |
Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 13 h 25 m 39.4 s |
declination | -67 ° 27 ′ 30 ″ |
Appearance
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Brightness (B-band) | 13.0 likes |
Angular expansion | 3.0 ' |
Physical data | |
history | |
Discovered by | John Herschel |
Discovery time | June 16, 1835 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 5120 • C 1322-631 • OCl 899 • ESO 96-SC011 • GC 3518 • h 3496 • Ruprecht 166 |
NGC 5120 is an open star cluster listed under the name Ruprecht 166 in the constellation Centaur with an angular extent of about 4 ′ by 3 ′ and an apparent magnitude in the B-band of about 13. It was discovered on June 16, 1835 by John Herschel with an 18 -Inch reflector telescope discovered, which it with "cluster class VI; oval; 4 ′ long, 3 ′ broad; stars 12..16th mag; an extremely rich clustering patch in the milky way, which is here superb ”.