NGC 5460
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | centaur |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 14 h 07 m 37.8 s |
| declination | -48 ° 20 ′ 33 ″ |
| Appearance
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| classification | II3m |
| Brightness (visual) | 5.6 likes |
| Angular expansion | 35.0 ' |
| Physical data
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| distance | 2200 ly (678 pc ) |
| history | |
| Discovered by | James Dunlop |
| Discovery time | May 7, 1826 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 5460 • OCl 925 • Mel 123 • Cr 280 • Dun 431 • ESO 221-SC024 • GC 3772 • h 3555 • | |
NGC 5460 is the name for an open star cluster in the constellation Centaur . NGC 5460 has a diameter of 35 arc minutes and a magnitude of 5.6 mag. It is about 2,200 light years from Earth. The object was discovered by James Dunlop on May 7, 1826 .