Herschel 79
NGC 2251

Object Type Open Cluster
Constellation Monoceros
Magnitude 7.3
Size 10.0' x 10.0'


Combination of 15, 1 minute images unfiltered.
SBIG STL-1001E CCD. 20" f/6.8 Dall-Kirkham cassegrain telescope at prime focus.

Number 79 in the Herschel 400 list, NGC 2251, is a moderately large and scattered open cluster in Monoceros, consisting mostly of moderately faint stars.