NGC 2266
| NGC 2266 | |
|---|---|
.jpg) SDSS (Sloan Digital Sky Survey) image | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Right ascension | 06h 43m 18.2s[1] |
| Declination | +26° 58′ 10″[1] |
| Distance | 11,000 kly (3,400 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 9.5[1] |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Radius | 16.1 ly |
| Estimated age | ~631 Myr |
| Other designations | Cr 113, Mel 50, Lund 250 |
| Associations | |
| Constellation | Gemini |
NGC 2266 is an open cluster[2] in the constellation Gemini, it is located about 11,100 light years from Earth. It is 5 arc minutes which its length is about 16.1 light years. Its age is about 631 million years old.[3][2]
It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 7 December 1785. It contains about 50 to 100 stars.
References
- ^ a b c SIMBAD (April 30, 2018), Results for NGC 2266, SIMBAD, Centre de Données Astronomiques de Strasbourg
- ^ a b "WEBDA page for open cluster NGC 2266, A site Devoted to Stellar Clusters in the Galaxy and the Magellanic Clouds". University of Vienna. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
- ^ "Website of Professor C. Selifman". Retrieved February 8, 2018.
External links
Media related to NGC 2266 at Wikimedia Commons- NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day: NGC 2266: Old Cluster in the New General Catalog (29 April 1999)
- NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day: NGC 2266: Old Cluster in the New General Catalog (19 March 2005)
- NGC 2266 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
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