NGC 2324

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NGC 2324 is an open star cluster located in the constellation Monoceros.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf open star cluster
age ~440 million years
angularSize ~7 arcminutes
apparentMagnitudeRangeOfStars ~11–16
apparentMagnitudeV ~9.4
apparentPosition near the celestial equator
belongsTo NGC objects NERFINISHED
bestSeenFrom Northern Hemisphere NERFINISHED
bestSeenInMonth February
January
catalog New General Catalogue NERFINISHED
constellation Monoceros NERFINISHED
declination +01° (approx)
discoveredBy William Herschel NERFINISHED
discoveryDate 1785
distanceFromEarth ~11,000 light-years
~3,400 parsecs
epoch J2000
galacticLatitude ~+0.1°
galacticLongitude ~203°
hasAlternativeName C 0701+013 NERFINISHED
Cr 116 NERFINISHED
OCL 529 NERFINISHED
hasColorExcess moderate reddening
hostGalaxy Milky Way NERFINISHED
isInDirectionOf Galactic anticenter region
locatedIn Milky Way
Orion Arm NERFINISHED
locatedInConstellation Monoceros NERFINISHED
metallicity subsolar
numberOfMemberStars several hundred
observedIn optical wavelengths
rightAscension 07h 04m (approx)
type Trumpler class II2m (approx)
visibility requires small telescope

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Monoceros contains NGC 2324