* Astronomy

NGC 2354 (also OCL 639 and ESO 492-SC6) is a magnitude +6.5 open cluster located 13,324 light-years away in the constellation Canis Major.

The cluster was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflector at Datchet, Berkshire, on the on the 6th March 1785.

About 15 member stars are visible through binoculars
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Right Ascension  07h 14m 10.0s, Declination -25° 41' 24"