NGC 2269
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | unicorn |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 06 h 43 m 17.1 s |
| declination | + 04 ° 37 ′ 28 ″ |
| Appearance
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| classification | II2p |
| Brightness (visual) | 10.0 mag |
| Angular expansion | 3.0 |
| Physical data
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| distance | 5500 ly (1687 pc ) |
| Absolute brightness | 10.0 mag |
| history | |
| Discovered by | William Herschel |
| Discovery time | January 24, 1784 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 2269 • C 0641 + 046 • OCl 524 • Cr 114 • GC 1444 • H VI 3 • h 404 • | |
NGC 2269 is an open cluster of Trumpler type II2p in the constellation Unicorn south of the celestial equator . It has a diameter of 3 arc minutes and an apparent magnitude of 10.0 mag.
The object was discovered on January 24, 1784 by William Herschel .