NGC 5606
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | centaur |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 14 h 27 m 47.3 s |
| declination | −59 ° 37 ′ 56 ″ |
| Appearance
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| classification | I1p |
| Brightness (visual) | 7.7 likes |
| Angular expansion | 3.0 ' |
| Physical data
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| distance | 5900 ly (1805 pc ) |
| history | |
| Discovered by | James Dunlop |
| Discovery time | May 8, 1826 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 5606 • C 1424-594 • OCl 922 • Cr 281 • ESO 134-SC003 • GC 3874 • h 3568 • | |
NGC 5606 is an open cluster of type Trumpler type I1p in the constellation Centaurus in the southern sky . It has a diameter of 3 arc minutes and a brightness of 7.7 mag.
The object was discovered on May 8, 1826 by James Dunlop .