NGC 2252

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Open star cluster
NGC 2252
NGC 2252.jpg
AladinLite
Constellation unicorn
Position
equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension 06 h 34 m 43.0 s
declination + 05 ° 21 ′ 59 ″
Appearance

classification IV2p
Brightness  (visual) 7.7 likes
Angular expansion 20th
Physical data

Affiliation Milky Way
history
Discovered by William Herschel
Discovery time January 27, 1786
Catalog names
 NGC  2252 • C 0632 + 054 • OCl 514 •  Cr  102 •  GC  1430 •  H  VIII 50 •  h  396 •

NGC 2252 is a galactic open star cluster of the Trumpler-type IV2p in the constellation Monoceros north of the celestial equator . It has a diameter of 20 arc minutes and an apparent magnitude of 7.7 mag.

The object was discovered on January 27, 1786 by William Herschel .

Individual evidence

  1. NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. a b c SEDS : NGC 2252
  3. Seligman