NGC 2266
id:
ngc-2266-161-8700711
title:
NGC 2266
text:
NGC 2266 is an open cluster of stars in the constellation of Gemini. It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 7 December 1785. This is a relatively dim cluster with an integrated visual magnitude of 9.5 and an angular size of 5.0′. The stellar members can be readily resolved with an amateur telescope. NGC 2266 is located at a distance of 10,603 ly (3,251.0 pc) from the Sun. It is located close to the opposite part of the sky from the Galactic Center, or the anti-center.
brand slug:
wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Open cluster in the constellation Gemini
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_2266
date created:
2018-04-30T01:48:48Z
date modified:
2024-08-27T04:08:03Z
main entity:
{"identifier":"Q769516","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q769516"}
image:
{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/05/NGC2266_-_SDSS_DR14_%28panorama%29.jpg","width":2000,"height":2000}
fields total:
13
integrity:
16