NGC 2664

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Open star cluster
NGC 2664
SDSS recording
SDSS recording
AladinLite
Constellation cancer
Position
equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension 08 h 47 m 07.0 s
declination + 12 ° 36 ′ 21 ″
Appearance

classification OCl
Angular expansion 5.0 '
Physical data
history
Discovered by John Herschel
Discovery time March 20, 1830
Catalog names
 NGC  2664 •  GC  1698 •  h  524 •

NGC 2664 is an open star cluster or asterism in the constellation Cancer . NGC 2664 has a diameter of 5  arc minutes . The object was discovered by John Herschel on March 20, 1830 .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ NED
  2. a b SEDS : NGC 2664
  3. Seligman