NGC 2250
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | unicorn |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 06 h 33 m 49.9 s |
| declination | -05 ° 05 ′ 04 ″ |
| Appearance
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| classification | IV2p |
| Brightness (visual) | 8.9 likes |
| Angular expansion | 10 |
| Physical data
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| distance | 5850 ly (1795 pc ) |
| history | |
| Discovered by | John Herschel |
| Discovery time | February 20, 1830 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 2250 • C 0630-050 • OCl 547 • Cr 100 • GC 1428 • h 394 • | |
NGC 2250 is an open cluster of Trumpler type IV2p in the constellation Unicorn south of the celestial equator . It has a diameter of 10 arc minutes and an apparent magnitude of 8.9 mag.
The object was discovered on February 20, 1830 by John Herschel .