NGC 2194
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Orion |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 06 h 13 m 45.9 s |
| declination | + 12 ° 48 ′ 24 ″ |
| Appearance
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| classification | III1r |
| Brightness (visual) | 8.5 likes |
| Angular expansion | 9.0 ' |
| Physical data
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| Affiliation | Milky Way |
| distance | 12300 ly (3781 pc ) |
| history | |
| Discovered by | William Herschel |
| Discovery time | February 11, 1784 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 2194 • OCl 495 • Mel 43 • Cr 87 • Lund 211 • GC 1383/5360 • H VI 5 • | |
NGC 2194 is an open cluster of Trumpler type III1r in the constellation Orion the celestial equator . It has a brightness of 8.5 mag and an angular diameter of 9 arc minutes .
The object was discovered on February 11, 1784 by William Herschel .