NGC 2666

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Open star cluster
NGC 2666
NGC 2666 SDSS.jpg
AladinLite
Constellation lynx
Position
equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension 08 h 49 m 47.0 s
declination + 44 ° 42 ′ 13 ″
Appearance

classification OCl
Brightest star HD 75135 mag
Physical data

distance  2800 ly
(860 pc )
history
Discovered by John Herschel
Discovery time March 19, 1828
Catalog names
 NGC  2666 •  GC  1700 •  h  525 •

NGC 2666 is the name for an open star cluster in the constellation Lynx . The object was discovered on March 19, 1828 by John Herschel .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ NED
  2. ↑ SEDS : NGC 2666
  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