WEBDA page for open cluster NGC 2259

Basic Parameters			DSS Image: 10 x 10 arcminutes
Right Ascension (2000)	06 38 21
Declination (2000)	+10 53 00
Galactic longitude	201.762
Galactic latitude	2.075
Distance [pc]	3311
Reddening [mag]	0.59
Distance modulus [mag]	14.43
Log Age	8.50
Metallicity	+0.07
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