NGC 2202

NGC 2202
NGC 2202 (Pan-STARRS)
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Right ascension	06h 16m 54.0s [1]
Declination	+06° 00′ 00″ [1]
Distance	2,900  ly (900  pc) [1]
Apparent dimensions (V)	7.2′ [1]
Physical characteristics
Associations
Constellation	Orion
See also: Open cluster, List of open clusters

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.

See also

• List of NGC objects (2001–3000)

References

1. Kharchenko, N. V.; et al. (August 2005). "Astrophysical parameters of Galactic open clusters". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 438 (3): 1163–1173. arXiv: astro-ph/0501674 . Bibcode:2005A&A...438.1163K. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20042523. S2CID   9079873.
2. "Your NED Search Results". nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
3. "NGC 2202". SIMBAD . Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg . Retrieved 27 March 2018.
4. "Revised NGC Data for NGC 2202". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 27 March 2018.

External links

• Media related to NGC 2202 at Wikimedia Commons