NGC 2164
NGC 2164 is a 10th-magnitude open cluster in the Dorado constellation. The celestial object was discovered on September 27, 1826, by the Scottish astronomer James Dunlop. Its apparent size is 2.5 arcmin. It is located in the Large Magellanic Cloud.[4]
| NGC 2164 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 2164, taken by the Hubble Telescope | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Right ascension | 05h 58m 55.90s[1] |
| Declination | −68 30 58.09°[1] |
| Distance | 160 kly (50 kpc)[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 10.5[1] |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Other designations | ESO 57-62[2][3] |
| Associations | |
| Constellation | Dorado |
References
- Werchan, Felicia; Zaritsky, Dennis (2011). "The Star Clusters of the Large Magellanic Cloud: Structural Parameters". The Astronomical Journal. 142 (2): 48. arXiv:1105.1769. Bibcode:2011AJ....142...48W. doi:10.1088/0004-6256/142/2/48. S2CID 118331608.
- "NGC 2164". Simbad.
- "NED results for object NGC 2164". NASA/IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
- "NGC 2164". cseligman. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
External links
Media related to NGC 2164 at Wikimedia Commons
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