NGC 2009

NGC 2009 (also known as ESO 56-140) is a small open cluster located in the Dorado constellation. It was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel on November 3, 1834 with a visual magnitude of 11.02, being visible with a telescope having an aperture of 6 inches (150mm) or more.^[2] It is located in the Large Magellanic Cloud and is estimated to be between 45 and 50 light years across.^[3]

NGC 2009
The open cluster NGC 2009
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Right ascension	05h 30m 48s
Declination	−69° 09′ 49″
Distance	2,934 ly (900 pc)
Apparent magnitude (V)	11[1]
Physical characteristics
Associations
Constellation	Dorado
See also: Open cluster, List of open clusters