NGC 2351

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Asterism
NGC 2351
NGC 2351 DSS.jpg
Constellation unicorn
Position
equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension 07h 13m 32.0s
declination -10 ° 29 ′ 59 ″
Further data
distance

6150 ly (1882 pc)

history
discovery

John Herschel

Date of discovery

March 9, 1828

Catalog names
NGC  2351 • GC  1504 • h 437
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NGC 2351 is an asterism in the constellation Monoceros .

The object was discovered on March 9, 1828 by the British astronomer John Herschel .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. 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 .
  3. Seligman