NGC 2318
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Big dog |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 06 h 59 m 27.0 s |
| declination | -13 ° 41 ′ 54 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Physical data
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| distance | 4350 ly (1335 pc ) |
| history | |
| Discovered by | William Herschel |
| Discovery time | February 8, 1785 |
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| NGC 2318 • GC 1479 • H VII 14, h 422, h 3070 | |
NGC 2318 is an asterism, or open star cluster, in the constellation Great Dog . The object was observed by Wilhelm Herschel on February 8, 1785 and later added to the NGC by Dreyer .
Individual evidence
- ↑ NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
- ↑ 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