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NGC 2374

Open cluster in the constellation Canis Major

Field	Value
name	NGC 2374
image	NGC2374 - SDSS DR14 (panorama).jpg
epoch	J2000.0
constellation	Canis Major
ra
dec
dist_ly	1212 pc
appmag_v	8.0
size_v
names	NGC 2374, Cr 139

NGC 2374 is an open cluster of stars in the Canis Major constellation. It was discovered on January 31, 1785 by the German-British astronomer William Herschel. This cluster is relatively rich in stars but is scattered across an angular diameter of . It has an integrated visual magnitude of 8.0 and can be viewed with a modest amateur telescope. NGC 2374 is located at a distance of approximately 1212 pc from the Sun.

This association has a Trumpler class of II 3p, which means it is composed of both bright and faint stars (3) with little central concentration (II) and is sparsely populated with under 50 stars (p). The cluster has a core radius of 1.95 ± and a tidal radius of 26.00 ±. The estimated age of the cluster is around 75 million years. At least 20 stars of magnitude 14 or greater have been identified as probable members. Two candidate blue stragglers have been identified. The distance to this cluster places it in the Orion Arm of the Milky Way.

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