NGC 2260
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | unicorn |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 06 h 38 m 30.1 s |
| declination | -01 ° 28 ′ 22 ″ |
| Appearance
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| classification | OCl |
| Angular expansion | 20th |
| Physical data
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| distance | 6500 ly (1985 pc ) |
| history | |
| Discovered by | William Herschel |
| Discovery time | January 1, 1786 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 2260 • GC 1436 • H VIII 48 • h 398 • | |
NGC 2260 is an open star cluster in the constellation Monoceros south of the celestial equator . It has a diameter of 20 arc minutes .
The object was discovered on January 1st, 1786 by William Herschel .
Individual evidence
- ↑ NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
- ↑ a b SEDS : NGC 2260
- ↑ 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