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NGC 2122 (also ESO 57-EN41) is a magnitude +10.4 open cluster and emission nebula located in the constellation Mensa.

The cluster was discovered by Scottish astronomer James Dunlop using a homemade 9-foot 22.86 cm (9 inch) f/12 speculum Newtonian reflector at Paramatta, New South Wales, Australia, on the 3rd August 1826.

Right Ascension 05h 48m 52.6s, Declination -70° 04' 12" 



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