Herschel 81
NGC 2266

Object Type Open Cluster
Constellation Gemini
Magnitude 9.5
Size 5.0' x 5.0'


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

Number 81 in the Herschel 400 list is NGC 2266, a fairly small, compact cluster of moderately faint stars in Gemini.