NGC 7826

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Open star cluster
NGC 7826
AladinLite
Constellation whale
Position
equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension 00 h 05 m 19.3 s
declination -20 ° 41 ′ 18 ″
Appearance

Angular expansion 12.0 '
Physical data

distance  2000 ly
(620 pc )
history
Discovered by Wilhelm Herschel
Discovery time December 9, 1784
Catalog names
 NGC  7826 •  ESO  538 - ** 019 •  GC  5055 •  H  VIII 29 •  h  2305 •

NGC 7826 is the name for an open star cluster or asterism in the constellation Cetus . The object was discovered on December 9, 1784 by Wilhelm Herschel .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. SEDS : NGC 7826
  3. AL Tadross: A catalog of 120 NGC open star cluster . In: Journal of the Korean Astronomical Society , 44, 2011, pp. 1-11. doi: 10.5303 / JKAS.2011.44.1.1 .
  4. Seligman