NGC 2175

Coordinates: Sky map 06h 9.8m 00s, +20° 19′ 00″
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NGC 2175
Observation data
(Epoch J2000)
ConstellationOrion
06h 9.8m
Declination+20° 19′
Distance6.350 yl
In visual light (V)
6.8
Size
18′
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Open Cluster NGC 2175 (also known as OCL 476 or Cr 84) is an open cluster in the Orion constellation. It was discovered by Giovanni Batista Hodierna before 1654 and independently discovered by Karl Christian Bruhns in 1857. NGC 2175 is at a distance of about 6,350 light years away from Earth.

The nebula surrounding it is Sharpless catalog Sh 2-252.

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