NGC 206
| Star Association | |
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| NGC 206 | |
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| The star association NGC 206 in the Andromeda Galaxy | |
| Constellation | Andromeda |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 00h 40m 31.30s |
| declination | + 40 ° 44 ′ 21.4 ″ |
| Further data | |
| Angular expansion |
4.2 '× 4.2' |
| distance |
2.5 MLj |
| Affiliation | |
| history | |
| discovery |
William Herschel |
| Date of discovery |
October 17, 1786 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 206 • h 45 • H V 36 • GC 116 | |
| Aladin previewer | |
NGC 206 is a very large stellar association in our neighboring galaxy , the Andromeda Nebula , and is about 2.5 million light years away from the Milky Way .
The object was discovered on October 17, 1786 by the German-British astronomer Wilhelm Herschel .
Web links
Commons : NGC 206 - collection of images, videos, and audio files
- SIMBAD Astronomical Database
- Stars of NGC 206 - Astronomy Picture of the Day from April 2, 1999.
- Spektrum.de : Amateur recordings [1] [2]