NGC 2298

RA:

06:48:59.41

Dec:

-36:00:19.1

Distance from Sun:

35.2 kly

Distance from Galactic Center:

51.5 kly

Apparent Diameter:

6.8 arc min

Brightness:

9.29 mag vis

Radial Velocity:

+148.9 +/- 1.2 km/s

Diameter:

ly

Abs. Mag:

-6.31 Mag vis

Globular cluster NGC 2298 was discovered by James Dunlop on May 30, 1826 and cataloged as Dunlop 578.

This cluster is probably a former member of the Canis Major Dwarf galaxy discovered in 2003.

• Catalog of Variable Stars in NGC 2298 (Christine Clement)