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NGC 2335

Open Star Cluster in Monoceros

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Proper Name	None
Messier Number	None
NGC/IC Number	NGC 2335
Constellation	Monoceros
Right Ascension	7h 6m 49s
Declination	-10° 1' 42"
Distance	c.4,600 light years c.1,400 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +7.19 Absolute: -3.57
Diameter	Apparent: 6' Actual: 8 light years
Number of Stars	c. 200
Optimum Visibility	January
Notes	One of a string of open clusters scattered along the Seagull Nebula or IC 2177, a long strand of nebulosity that stretches southward from Monoceros and into Canis Major. NGC 2335 is the northernmost of these clusters, lying near the nebula's farthest northern extent.

NGC 2335 is connected with the a stretch of nebulosity running southward from Monoceros into Canis Major. The shape of this region, formally designated IC 2177, has earned it the name of the 'Seagull Nebula', and NGC 2335 lies near the end of the seagull's extended northern wing. The nebula is visible as a background haze in this close image, but zooming out will show the entire seagull shape. Imagery provided by Aladin sky atlas

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