NGC 5617
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | centaur |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 14 h 29 m 44.1 s |
| declination | -60 ° 42 ′ 39 ″ |
| Appearance
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| classification | I3m |
| Brightness (visual) | 6.3 mag |
| Angular expansion | 10.0 ' |
| Physical data
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| Affiliation | Milky Way |
| distance | 5000 ly (1533 pc ) |
| history | |
| Discovered by | James Dunlop |
| Discovery time | May 8, 1826 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 5617 • C 1426-605 • OCl 919 • Mel 125 • Cr 282 • Lund 658 • ESO 134-SC4 • GC 3885 • h 3570 • | |
NGC 5617 is a galactic open star cluster in the constellation Centaur in the southern sky . It has an angular extent of 10 ′ and an apparent magnitude of 6.3 mag.
The object was discovered by James Dunlop on May 8, 1826 .