NGC 2806

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Star
NGC 2806
NGC 2806V2.png
AladinLite
Observation
dates equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Constellation cancer
Right ascension 09 h 16 m 56.8 s
declination + 20 ° 04 ′ 14 ″
Apparent brightness 14.8 mag
Typing
Astrometry
Physical Properties
Other names
and catalog entries
Other names NGC 2806

NGC 2806 is a star in the constellation Cancer . The object was discovered on February 17, 1862 by Heinrich Louis d'Arrest and incorrectly added to the NGC catalog .

Individual evidence

  1. NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. Seligman