NGC 1662

NGC 1662
Simulated image of NGC 1662
Observation data (J2000.0 epoch)
Right ascension	04h 48m 27.0s[1]
Declination	+10° 56′ 12″[1]
Distance	1,425 ly (437 pc)
Apparent magnitude (V)	6.4
Apparent dimensions (V)	20'
Physical characteristics
Other designations	Cr 55
Associations
Constellation	Orion
See also: Open cluster, List of open clusters

NGC 1662 (also known as Collinder 55) is a loosely bound open cluster located in the constellation Orion. It has an apparent magnitude of 7.6^[1] and an approximate size of 20 arc-minutes.

NGC 1662 lies 1.7º NE of the star Pi1 Orionis.

• CCD image of NGC 1662, Velimir Popov & Emil Ivanov, 2018^{[permanent dead link]}

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