NGC 2204
Appearance
Coordinates:
06h 15m 33s, −18° 39′ 54″
![Sky map](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Jupiter_and_moon.png/20px-Jupiter_and_moon.png)
NGC 2204 | |
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Gyr[2] | |
Other designations | Collinder 88, Melotte 44[4] |
Associations | |
Constellation | Canis Major |
NGC 2204 is an
light years from the Sun.[2] The cluster shows a mean radial velocity of +91.38±0.30 km/s relative to the Sun,[6] and is orbiting the inner galactic disk region about 1 kpc below the galactic plane.[2]
This is a rich but diffuse cluster with a
eclipsing variables.[9]
References
- ^ .
- ^ S2CID 120444023. 58.
- ^ ISBN 9780521858939.
- ^ "NGC 2204". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
- SEDS. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- .
- ^ .
- ^ doi:10.1086/112879.
- ^ Bibcode:2007AcA....57..323R.
- .
- ^ .
- doi:10.1086/161445.
External links
- NGC 2204 on