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NGC 2286 (also OCL 548) is a magnitude +7.5 open cluster located 9,449 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) reflecting telescope at Datchet, Berkshire, on the 6th January 1785.

Right Ascension 06 47 40.1 Declination -03° 08' 52"



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