NGC 2338
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Constellation | unicorn |
Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 07 h 07 m 47.4 s |
declination | -05 ° 43 ′ 11 ″ |
Appearance
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classification | OCl |
Physical data
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distance | 5900 ly (1800 pc ) |
history | |
Discovered by | John Herschel |
Discovery time | January 19, 1828 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 2338 • GC 1495 • h 435 • |
NGC 2338 is an open star cluster or asterism in the constellation Monoceros .
The object was discovered on January 19, 1828 by John Herschel .
Individual evidence
- ↑ NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
- ↑ SEDS : NGC 2338
- ↑ 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