NGC 2164

NGC 2164
NGC 2164
	NGC 2164, taken by the Hubble Telescope
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Dorado
Right ascension	05h 58m 55.90s
Declination	−68 30 58.09°
Distance	160 kly (50 kpc)
Apparent magnitude (V)	10.5
Physical characteristics
Other designations	ESO 57-62
	See also: Open cluster, List of open clusters

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]

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d 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[]

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[Werchan-1] 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.

[Simbad-2] "NGC 2164". Simbad.

[NASA-3] "NED results for object NGC 2164". NASA/IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE. Retrieved 24 July 2016.

[4] "NGC 2164". cseligman. Retrieved 24 July 2016.

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