NGC2157 (Globular cluster)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From Cambridge , NGC2157 is not observable because it lies so far south that it never rises above the horizon.

Name NGC2157
Object type Globular cluster
Position
Right ascension:05h57m [2]
Declination:−69°11' [2]
Constellation:Dorado
Magnitude:10.16 (V) [2]
10.35 (B) [2]
Distance:49.0 kpc
159.7 klyr [1]
B-V Color (mag):0.19
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-8.29

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