NGC 2298

Globular Cluster NGC 2298, class VI, in Puppis

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
Discovered on May 30, 1826 by James Dunlop.

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



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