| NGC 2002 | |
|---|---|
 Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 2002 | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Right ascension | 05h 30m 20.4s[1] |
| Declination | −66° 53′ 03″[1] |
| Apparent dimensions (V) | 10.84[2] |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Other designations | ESO 86-SC3 |
| Associations | |
| Constellation | Dorado |
| See also:Open cluster,List of open clusters | |
NGC 2002 (also known asESO 86-SC3) is anopen cluster located in theDorado constellation and is part of theLarge Magellanic Cloud. It was discovered byJames Dunlop on September 24, 1826. Its apparent magnitude is 10.1, and its size is 2.0arc minutes.[1][3]
NGC 2002 contains fivered supergiants, prominent in deep images of the cluster. Together with themain sequence turnoff, these tightly constrain the age of the cluster to 18 million years. The cluster shows strong stellar stratification with the brightest stars concentrated at the centre of the cluster and fainter stars dominating further out.[4]
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