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NGC 2100 is an open cluster in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a small satellite galaxy of the Milky 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 a globular cluster.

References

  1. ^ "Object query: NGC 2100". SIMBAD Basic Query Result. Retrieved 8 September 2011.
  2. ^ "Young Stars Take a Turn in the Spotlight". ESO Photo Release. 7 September 2011. Retrieved 8 September 2011.
  • Media related to NGC 2100 at Wikimedia Commons


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