NGC 2301 (also Cr 119, Mel 54 and OCL 540) is a magnitude +6.0 open cluster located 2800 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 06h 51m 45.2s, Declination +00° 27' 33"
