NGC 2202

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Open star cluster
NGC 2202
NGC 2202 DSS.jpg
AladinLite
Constellation Orion
Position
equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension 06 h 16 m 50.7 s
declination + 05 ° 59 ′ 46 ″
Appearance

Angular expansion 7 '
Physical data

distance  2900 ly
(900 pc )
history
Discovered by Wilhelm F. Struve
Discovery time 1825
Catalog names
 NGC  2202 •  GC  1389 •  h  385 •

NGC 2202 is an open star cluster in the constellation Orion . The object was discovered by Friedrich Wilhelm Struve in 1825 .

Individual evidence

  1. NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. SEDS : NGC 2202
  3. WEBDA
  4. Seligman