NGC 5168
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | centaur |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 13 h 31 m 05.2 s |
| declination | -60 ° 56 ′ 21 ″ |
| Appearance
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| classification | I3p |
| Brightness (visual) | 9.1 mag |
| Angular expansion | 4.0 ' |
| Physical data
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| distance | 5800 ly (1777 pc ) |
| history | |
| Discovered by | John Herschel |
| Discovery time | June 16, 1835 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 5168 • C 1327-606 • OCl 905 • Cr 273 • ESO 132-SC10 • GC 3555 • h 3512 • | |
NGC 5168 is an open star cluster in the constellation Centaur and has an angular extent of 4.0 'and an apparent magnitude of 9.1 mag. It was discovered by John Herschel on June 16, 1835 and is also known as OCL 905 or ESO 132-SC10 .