NGC 2349

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Open star cluster
NGC 2349
NGC 2349 DSS.jpg
AladinLite
Constellation unicorn
Position
equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension 07 h 10 m 48.1 s
declination -08 ° 35 ′ 36 ″
Appearance

classification OCl
Physical data

distance  5300 ly
(1628 pc )
history
Discovered by Caroline Herschel
Discovery time March 4, 1783
Catalog names
 NGC  2349 •  GC  1503 •  H  VII 27 •  h  436 •

NGC 2349 is an open star cluster in the constellation Monoceros .

The object was discovered on March 4, 1783 by Caroline Herschel .

Individual evidence

  1. NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. SEDS : NGC 2349
  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