| NGC 2164 | |
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NGC 2164, taken by the Hubble Telescope
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| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Right ascension | 05h58m 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 |
| 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]
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