WEBDA page for open cluster NGC 2251

Basic Parameters			DSS Image: 10 x 10 arcminutes
Right Ascension (2000)	06 34 38
Declination (2000)	+08 22 00
Galactic longitude	203.577
Galactic latitude	0.106
Distance [pc]	1329
Reddening [mag]	0.186
Distance modulus [mag]	11.19
Log Age	8.427
Metallicity	-0.08
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