NGC 2202 explained

NGC 2202
Epoch:J2000
Ra:[1]
Dist Ly:900pc

NGC 2202[2] [3] [4] is an open cluster in the constellation Orion. The object was discovered in 1825 by the German-Russian astronomer Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve.

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Notes and References

  1. 1 . Kharchenko . N. V. . Piskunov . A. E. . Röser . S. . Schilbach . E. . Scholz . R.-D. . Astrophysical parameters of Galactic open clusters . Astronomy and Astrophysics . 438 . 3 . 1163–1173 . August 2005 . 10.1051/0004-6361:20042523 . 2005A&A...438.1163K . astro-ph/0501674 . 9079873 .
  2. Web site: Your NED Search Results . nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu . 27 March 2018.
  3. NGC 2202 . 27 March 2018 .
  4. Web site: Revised NGC Data for NGC 2202 . spider.seds.org . 27 March 2018.