NGC 2266
SDSS recording, angle of view 15 '× 15' | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | Twins |
Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 06 h 43 m 19.2 s |
declination | + 26 ° 58 ′ 10 ″ |
Appearance
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classification | II2m |
Brightness (visual) | 9.5 likes |
Angular expansion | 5.0 ' |
Physical data
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Affiliation | Milky Way |
distance | 9900 ly (3040 pc ) |
Absolute brightness | 9.5 likes |
history | |
Discovered by | William Herschel |
Discovery time | December 7, 1785 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 2266 • C 0640 + 270 • OCl 471 • Mel 50 • Cr 113 • Lund 250 • GC 1442 • H VI 21 • h 403 • |
NGC 2266 is an open cluster of Trumpler type II2m in the constellation Gemini on the ecliptic . It has a brightness of 9.5 mag and a diameter of 5 arc minutes .
The object was on December 7, 1785 by Wilhelm Herschel .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
- ↑ a b SEDS : NGC 2266
- ↑ AL Tadross: A catalog of 120 NGC open star cluster . In: Journal of the Korean Astronomical Society , 44, 2011, pp. 1-11. doi: 10.5303 / JKAS.2011.44.1.1 .
- ↑ Seligman