WEBDA page for open cluster NGC 2659

Basic Parameters			DSS Image: 10 x 10 arcminutes
Right Ascension (2000)	08 42 37
Declination (2000)	-44 59 00
Galactic longitude	264.179
Galactic latitude	-1.650
Distance [pc]	1713
Reddening [mag]	0.514
Distance modulus [mag]	12.76
Log Age	6.890
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