NGC 5800
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | wolf |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 15 h 01 m 47.0 s |
| declination | -51 ° 55 ′ 06 ″ |
| Appearance
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| Brightness (B-band) | 8.0 likes |
| Angular expansion | 5.0 ' |
| Physical data
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| distance | 7000 ly (2146 pc ) |
| history | |
| Discovered by | John Herschel |
| Discovery time | July 8, 1834 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 5800 • ESO 223-SC11 • GC 4018 • h 3585 • | |
NGC 5800 is an open star cluster (type definition "OCL") in the constellation Wolf . It was discovered on July 8, 1834 by John Herschel with an 18-inch reflector telescope, which was "a pL cluster VII class; coarse, not comp, chief double star taken ”.
Web links
- NGC 5800. SIMBAD, accessed April 24, 2016 .