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NGC 2353

open cluster in Monoceros

Key facts

Right ascension: 07 14 30.0
Declination: −10 ° 16 ′ 00 ″
Distance: 3,650 ly (1,119 pc )
Apparent dimensions v: 20'
Other designations: Melotte 62, OCL 567
Constellation: Monoceros

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Distance from Earth: 1119
Image: NGC 2353 PanS.jpg

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Commons category: NGC 2353
catalog code: Melotte 62
time of discovery or invention: 1785-01-10
apparent magnitude: 7.1
right ascension: 108.6250
declination: -10.2667
radial velocity: 32.6
right ascension component of proper motion: -2.89
declination component of proper motion: 1.53

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NGC 2353 is a loosely bound open cluster located in the constellation Monoceros. It has an apparent magnitude of 7.1 and an approximate size of 20 arc-minutes. The cluster is dominated by the magnitude 6.0 star HIP 34999, which lies at the southern edge of the cluster.

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