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NGC 2324 (also Cr 125, Mel 59 and OCL 542) is a magnitude +8.4 open cluster located 12400 light-years away in the constellation Monoceros.

The cluster was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflector at Windsor Road, Slough, on the 27th December 1786.

Right Ascension 07h 04m 07.9s, Declination +01° 02' 41"



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