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NGC 2254 (also Lund 234, Collinder 103 and OCL 500) is a magnitude +9.1 open cluster located 7710 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 reflecting telescope at Clayhall Farm House in Old Windsor, on the 28th December 1785.

Right Ascension 06h 35m 49s, Declination +07° 40' 24"



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