NGC 2338

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Open star cluster
NGC 2338
NGC 2338 DSS.jpg
AladinLite
Constellation unicorn
Position
equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension 07 h 07 m 47.4 s
declination -05 ° 43 ′ 11 ″
Appearance

classification OCl
Physical data

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

  1. NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. SEDS : NGC 2338
  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