NGC 1662
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| SDSS recording | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Orion |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 04 h 48 m 28.9 s |
| declination | + 10 ° 55 ′ 49 ″ |
| Appearance
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| classification | I2p |
| Brightness (visual) | 6.40 likes |
| Angular expansion | 12 ′ |
| Physical data
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| distance | 1400 ly (437 pc ) |
| history | |
| Discovered by | Wilhelm Herschel |
| Discovery time | January 18, 1784 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 1662 • OCl 470 • Cr 55 • Lund 141 • GC 905 • H VII 1 • h 332 • PGC 3517899 | |
NGC 1662 is the name of an open star cluster of the Trumpler type I2p in the constellation Orion . The object was discovered by Wilhelm Herschel on January 18, 1784 .