| NGC 2100 | |
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| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Right ascension | 05h 42m 08s[1] |
| Declination | −69° 12.7′ |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Estimated age | 15 million years old[2] |
| Other designations | NGC 2100, KMHK 1257, [SL63] 662 |
| Associations | |
| Constellation | Dorado |
| See also:Open cluster,List of open clusters | |
NGC 2100 is anopen cluster in theLarge Magellanic Cloud, a small satellite galaxy of theMilky Way. These clusters have a lifespan measured in tens or hundreds of millions of years, as they eventually disperse through gravitational interaction with other bodies. As its format is approximately round, it is sometimes mistaken as aglobular cluster.
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