NGC 2248
| Asterism | |
|---|---|
| NGC 2248 | |
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| Constellation | Twins |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 06h 34m 35.7s |
| declination | + 26 ° 18 ′ 16 ″ |
| Further data | |
| Number of stars |
9 |
| distance |
1740 pc |
| history | |
| discovery |
Edward Cooper |
| Date of discovery |
December 23, 1853 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 2248 • GC 1426 | |
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In the NGC catalog, NGC 2248 refers to nine apparently close together stars in the constellation Gemini . The catalog entry goes back to an observation made by the astronomer Edward Joshua Cooper on December 23, 1853.
Individual evidence
- ↑ NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
- ↑ AL Tadross: A catalog of 120 NGC open star cluster . In: Journal of the Korean Astronomical Society , 44, 2011, pp. 1-11. doi: 10.5303 / JKAS.2011.44.1.1 .
- ↑ Seligman