Open cluster in the constellation Dorado
| NGC 2197 |
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 NGC 2197 and surrounding galaxies, including ESO 86-59 on the lower left ( legacy surveys) |
| Observation data (J2000.0 epoch) |
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| Right ascension | 06h 06m 87s |
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| Declination | −67° 05′ 51″ |
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| Physical characteristics |
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| Other designations | ESO 86-SC58 |
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| Associations |
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| Constellation | Dorado |
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| See also: Open cluster, List of open clusters |
NGC 2197 is an centrally condensed open cluster within the Large Magellanic Cloud, in the Dorado constellation.[1] It is estimated to be 400 million years old.[2]
References
- ^ Shapley, H.; Lindsay, E.M. (June 1963). "A Catalogue of Clusters in The Large Magellanic Cloud". Irish Astronomical Journal. 6: 74. Bibcode:1963IrAJ....6...74S. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ Piatti, Andre (December 2014). "Bruck 88: a young star cluster with an old age resemblance in the outskirts of the Small Magellanic Cloud". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 445 (3): 2302–2312. arXiv:1409.3772. Bibcode:2014MNRAS.445.2302P. doi:10.1093/mnras/stu1917.
External links
- NED – NGC 2197
- SEDS – NGC 2197
- SIMBAD – NGC 2197
- VizieR – NGC 2197
Astronomical catalogs
| NGC | - NGC 2192
- NGC 2193
- NGC 2194
- NGC 2195
- NGC 2196
- NGC 2197
- NGC 2198
- NGC 2199
- NGC 2200
- NGC 2201
- NGC 2202
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