NGC 2265

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Asterism
NGC 2265
NGC 2265.jpg
Constellation Twins
Position
equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension 06h 41m 41.6s
declination + 11 ° 54 ′ 17 ″
Further data
Angular expansion

10 '

distance

7040 ly (2160 pc)

history
discovery

John Herschel

Date of discovery

January 23, 1832

Catalog names
NGC  2265 • GC  1441 • h 402
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NGC 2265 is an asterism in the constellation Gemini .

The object was discovered on January 23, 1832 by the British astronomer John Herschel .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. SEDS : NGC 2265
  3. 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 .
  4. Seligman