NGC 2301
Great Bird Cluster
NGC 2301 is a open cluster located in the constellation of Monoceros. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 2301:
| NGC: | NGC 2301 |
| Common name: | Great Bird Cluster |
| Type: | open cluster |
| Constellation: | Monoceros |
| V-mag (visual): | 6 |
| B-mag (blue): | 6.3 |
| Right Ascension: | 06:51:45.30 |
| Declination: | 00:27:33.10 |
| Major axis: | 10.8 ' |
| Radial velocity: | 27 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.000088 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS