NGC 5925
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Constellation | Angle measure |
Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 15 h 27 m 26.0 s |
declination | -54 ° 31 ′ 42 ″ |
Appearance
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classification | III1m |
Brightness (visual) | 8.4 mag |
Angular expansion | 20.0 ' |
Physical data
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Affiliation | Milky Way |
distance | 3400 ly (1040 pc ) |
history | |
Discovered by | James Dunlop |
Discovery time | July 18, 1826 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 5925 • C 1523-543 • OCl 938 • Cr 291 • Dun 357 • ESO 177-SC006 • IRAS 15236-5421 • GC 4100 • h 3604 • |
NGC 5925 is an open cluster from Trumpler type III1m in the constellation angular (Norma) at the southern sky . It has a brightness of 8.4 mag and an angular expansion of 20 * 20 arc minutes .
The object was discovered on July 18, 1826 by James Dunlop .