NGC 2182

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Reflection fog
NGC 2182
NGC 2182 DSS.jpg
Constellation unicorn
Position
equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension 06h 09m 30.9s
declination -06 ° 19 ′ 35 ″
Further data
Angular expansion

2.0 '× 2.0'

history
discovery

Wilhelm Herschel

Date of discovery

February 24, 1786

Catalog names
NGC  2182 • Ced 68 • LBN 998 • H IV 38 • h 381 • GC 1373
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NGC 2182 is a reflection nebula in the constellation Monoceros . The object was discovered by Wilhelm Herschel on February 24, 1786 .

Individual evidence

  1. NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. SEDS : NGC 2182
  3. Seligman