Type | Open Cluster |
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Magnitude | 7.9 | Right Ascension | 7h 27' 21" (2000) |
Declination | 23° 57' 25" S |
Constellation | Puppis |
Description | 13"-pF, pS, nRi, sC at 100X, 17* |
Classification | II 3 p n |
Andrew Cooper
Feb 8, 2018 Waikoloa, HI (map)
20cm f/6 Newtonian, Cave Astrola @ 92x
Seeing: 6 Transparency: 6 Moon: 20%
A modest grouping of stars in a very rich galactic starfield, coarse, resolved, about 10' in diameter, center denoted by a group of 9-11th magnitude stars in a rough arc
BE Canis Majoris | HD 58978 | HD 59612 |
Ru17 | Ru23 | Trumpler 6 |
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