NGC 2175
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Open Cluster NGC 2175 is an open cluster
in the Orion constellation. It was discovered by Giovanni Batista Hodierna before 1654 and independently discovered by Karl Christian Bruhns
in 1857. NGC 2175 is at a distance of about 6,350 light years away from Earth
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The nebula surrounding it is Sharpless catalog
Sh 2-252.
Open cluster
An open cluster is a group of up to a few thousand stars that were formed from the same giant molecular cloud and have roughly the same age. More than 1,100 open clusters have been discovered within the Milky Way Galaxy, and many more are thought to exist...
in the Orion constellation. It was discovered by Giovanni Batista Hodierna before 1654 and independently discovered by Karl Christian Bruhns
Karl Christian Bruhns
Karl Christian Bruhns was a German astronomer.-Biography:He was the son of a locksmith, and in 1851 went as locksmith and mechanic, first to Borsig, and then to Berlin with the firm of Siemens and Halske...
in 1857. NGC 2175 is at a distance of about 6,350 light years away from Earth
Earth
Earth is the third planet from the Sun, and the densest and fifth-largest of the eight planets in the Solar System. It is also the largest of the Solar System's four terrestrial planets...
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The nebula surrounding it is Sharpless catalog
Sharpless catalog
The Sharpless catalog is a list of 312 HII regions , intended to be comprehensive north of declination -27°. The first edition was publishing 1953 with 142 objects and second and final version was published by US astronomer Stewart Sharpless in 1959 with 312 objects.In 1953 Stewart Sharpless joined...
Sh 2-252.