NGC 2252 (also OCL 514) is a magnitude +7.3 open cluster located 2925 light-years away in the constellation Monoceros.
The cluster was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) reflecting telescope at Clayhall Farm House in Old Windsor, on the 27th January 1786.
Right Ascension 06h 34m 42.0s, Declination +05° 22' 00"
