Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Monoceros (Mon)
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NGC 2259, a rarely seen cluster, Ruben Barbosa
NGC 2259, a rarely seen cluster
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NGC 2259, a rarely seen cluster

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NGC 2259, a rarely seen cluster, Ruben Barbosa
NGC 2259, a rarely seen cluster
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NGC 2259, a rarely seen cluster

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* Image acquisition: Jim Misti / Steven Mazlin

* Processing: Ruben Barbosa

NGC 2259 is an open cluster located in the Monoceros constellation.

NGC 2259 is at a distance of ∼10,800 ly and the latest estimates give an age of 316 million years. The apparent size of the cluster is 3.5 arc minutes, which, given the distance, gives a maximum real size of about 11.0 light years.

According to Robert Trumpler's classification of open clusters, this cluster contains less than 50 stars.

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NGC 2259, a rarely seen cluster, Ruben Barbosa

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