NGC 2262 (also Cr 109, Lund 242 and OCL 531) is a magnitude +11.3 open cluster located 11700 light-years away in the constellation Monoceros.
The cluster was discovered by the German-British astronomer William Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) reflecting telescope at Windsor Road, Slough, on the 27th December 1786.
Right Ascension 06h 39m 38.1s, Declination +01° 08' 37"
