We present the analysis of the stellar content of NGC 2282 , a young cluster in the Monoceros constellation , using deep optical BVI and IPHAS photometry along with infrared ( IR ) data from UKIDSS and Spitzer -IRAC .
Based on the stellar surface density analysis using nearest neighborhood method , the radius of the cluster is estimated as \sim 3.15 \arcmin .
From optical spectroscopic analysis of 8 bright sources , we have classified three early B-type members in the cluster , which includes , HD 289120 , a previously known B2V type star , a Herbig Ae/Be star ( B0.5 Ve ) and a B5 V star .
From spectrophotometric analyses , the distance to the cluster has been estimated as \sim 1.65 kpc .
The K -band extinction map is estimated using nearest neighborhood technique , and the mean extinction within the cluster area is found to be A _ { V } \sim 3.9 mag .
Using IR colour-colour criteria and H _ { \alpha } -emission properties , we have identified a total of 152 candidate young stellar objects ( YSOs ) in the region , of which , 75 are classified as Class II , 9 are Class I YSOs .
Our YSO catalog also includes 50 H _ { \alpha } -emission line sources , identified using slitless spectroscopy and IPHAS photometry data .
Based on the optical and near-IR colour-magnitude diagram analyses , the cluster age has been estimated to be in the range of 2 - 5 Myr , which is in agreement with the estimated age from disc fraction ( \sim 58 % ) .
Masses of these YSOs are found to be \sim 0.1 - 2.0 M _ { \odot } .
Spatial distribution of the candidate YSOs shows spherical morphology , more or less similar to the surface density map .