Type | Open Cluster |
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Magnitude | 7.4 |
Size | 10' |
Right Ascension | 8h 18' 35.3" (2000) |
Declination | 30° 38' 8" S |
Constellation | Puppis |
Description | Cl, pL, pRi, lC, iR, *11. |
Classification | III 2 m |
Andrew Cooper
Mar 9, 2007 Waimea, HI (map)
76mm f/6 APO
Rich, good sized at about 8', resolved, a distinct cluster well detached from the winter Milky Way, NGC2571 visible one field north (55' N) and the dim NGC2580 a little north and following (45' NE)
Andrew Cooper
Dec 12, 2004 Sentinel, AZ (map)
46cm f/4.5 Deep Violet
Nice little cluster in heavy galactic star field, several dozen members in an irregular clump, an odd chain of brighter members in a sharp line north-south
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