NGC 2506
Caldwell 54
NGC 2506 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 2506:
| NGC: | NGC 2506 |
| Common name: | Caldwell 54 |
| Type: | open cluster |
| Constellation: | Monoceros |
| V-mag (visual): | 7.6 |
| B-mag (blue): | 8.28 |
| Right Ascension: | 08:00:01.78 |
| Declination: | -10:46:10.70 |
| Major axis: | 10.8 ' |
| Radial velocity: | 85 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.000283 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS