NGC 5999
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| Constellation | Angle measure |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 15 h 52 m 08.6 s |
| declination | -56 ° 28 ′ 22 ″ |
| Appearance
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| classification | I3m |
| Brightness (visual) | 9.0 mag |
| Angular expansion | 3.0 ' |
| Physical data
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| distance | 6700 ly (2050 pc ) |
| history | |
| Discovered by | John Herschel |
| Discovery time | May 8, 1834 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 5999 • OCl 946 • Mel 137 • Cr 293 • ESO 178-SC001 • GC 4141 • h 3612 • Bennett 71 | |
NGC 5999 is the name of an open star cluster in the constellation angular measure . NGC 5999 has a magnitude of 9.0 mag and an angular expansion of 3 arc minutes . The object was discovered by John Herschel on May 8, 1834 .