Astronomy:NGC 2025
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| NGC 2025 | |
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 The open cluster NGC 2025 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Mensa |
| Right ascension | 05h 32m 33.64s |
| Declination | −71° 42′ 55.80″ |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 10.94[1] |
| Physical characteristics | |
NGC 2025 (also known as ESO 56-149) is a small open cluster located in the Mensa constellation.[2] It was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel on February 8, 1836. NGC 2025 is situated south of the celestial equator and, as such, is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere with a visual magnitude of 10.94. NGC 2010 is visible with the help of a telescope having an aperture of 6 inches (150mm) or more and is located in the Large Magellanic Cloud with an angular size of 1.90 arcminutes.[3][4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Tadross, A. L. (2011). "A catalog of 120 NGC open star clusters" (in en). Journal of the Korean Astronomical Society 44 (1). doi:10.5303/JKAS.2011.44.1.1.
- ↑ "NGC 2025 - Open Cluster in Mensa | TheSkyLive.com". https://theskylive.com/sky/deepsky/ngc2025-object.
- ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 2000 - 2049". https://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc20.htm.
- ↑ "NGC 2025". https://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-id?bibyear1=1850&bibyear2=$currentYear&submit=Display&Ident=@3152265&Name=NGC++2025&bibdisplay=refsum&bibyear1=1850&bibyear2=$currentYear#lab_bib.
- ↑ Seligman, Courtney. "NGC 7093" (in en). Celestial Atlas. http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc70a.htm#7093.
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