NGC 5617
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Constellation | centaur |
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 .