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NGC2140

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 5:54:16.3
Declination: -68:36:0
Constellation: DOR
Visual Magnitude: 12.4

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1834
Discovery aperture: 18.3

Observational

Summary description: pF, pS, iR, bM
Sub-type: OCL

Steve's Notes

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NGC 2140

24" (4/11/08 - Magellan Observatory, Australia): moderately bright LMC cluster, elongated 3:2 WNW-ESE, 40"x25".  A star is located at the WNW tip.  Situated between a mag 10.2 star 3.2' NW and a mag 10.1 star (HD 40750) 5.3' SE.  NGC 2159 lies 20' E, in a group of 4 NGC clusters with NGC 2155, 2164 and 2172.