Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Monoceros (Mon)  ·  Contains:  NGC 2353
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NGC 2353, Gary Imm
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NGC 2353

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NGC 2353

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This object is an open star cluster located 3400 light years away in the constellation of Monoceros at a declination of -10 degrees. The 7th magnitude cluster of 100 stars spans 18 arc-minutes in our apparent view, which corresponds to a diameter of 18 light years.

The brightest star in the image, the beautiful blue 6th magnitude star HD 55879, is just photobombing the cluster and is not an official member. To me, the cluster has a hard time standing out from the background Milky Way starfield.

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