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NGC 2202

Open cluster in the constellation Orion

NGC 2202
NGC 2202 (SDSS DR14)
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Right ascension	06^h 16^m 54.0^s^[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.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d 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.
^ "Your NED Search Results". nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
^ "NGC 2202". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
^ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 2202". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 27 March 2018.