NGC 5138
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Constellation | centaur |
Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 13 h 27 m 15.2 s |
declination | -59 ° 02 ′ 27 ″ |
Appearance
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classification | II2p |
Brightness (visual) | 7.6 likes |
Angular expansion | 8.0 ' |
Physical data
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distance | 6500 ly (1986 pc ) |
history | |
Discovered by | James Dunlop |
Discovery time | May 26, 1826 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 5138 • OCl 902 • Cr 270 • ESO 132-SC007 • GC 3530 • h 3503 • |
NGC 5138 is the name for an open star cluster in the constellation Centaur . NGC 5138 has an angular diameter of 8 arc minutes and a magnitude of 7.6 mag. The object was discovered by James Dunlop on May 26, 1826 .