NGC 2239

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NGC 2239 is an open star cluster located in the constellation Monoceros, often associated with the Rosette Nebula region.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf open star cluster
alternativeName C 0630+050 NERFINISHED
Collinder 99 NERFINISHED
OCL 515 NERFINISHED
angularSize about 10 arcminutes
apparentMagnitudeV about 8.0
associatedWith Rosette Nebula NERFINISHED
bestSeenFrom Northern Hemisphere NERFINISHED
bestSeenInMonth February
bestSeenInSeason winter
catalog Collinder catalogue NERFINISHED
Lund open cluster catalogue NERFINISHED
New General Catalogue NERFINISHED
catalogNumber 2239
contains young stars
declination +05° (approximate)
discoveredBy John Herschel NERFINISHED
discoveryYear 1830s
distanceFromEarth about 1.5 kiloparsecs
about 5000 light-years
hasObservationType deep-sky object
hasType young stellar cluster
inGalacticQuadrant second galactic quadrant
isIn Rosette complex NERFINISHED
locatedIn Milky Way
Orion Arm NERFINISHED
locatedInConstellation Monoceros NERFINISHED
near NGC 2244 NERFINISHED
Rosette Nebula NERFINISHED
partOf Rosette Nebula region NERFINISHED
rightAscension 06h 30m (approximate)
visibleIn optical wavelengths

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Monoceros contains NGC 2239