NGC 3603
Overlaid DSS image of NGC 3603, 60' x 60' with north at top and west to the right
Aladin viewer for the region around NGC 3603
| Type | Open Cluster |
|---|---|
| Magnitude | 9.1 | Right Ascension | 11h 15' 6.5" (2000) |
| Declination | 61° 15' 40" S |
| Constellation | Carina |
| Description | globular and neb, st 15...18 |
| Classification | I 1 p n |
Observing Notes
Andrew Cooper
Jan 31, 2011 Hale Pohaku, HI (map)
46cm f/4.5 Newtonian, Deep Violet @ 175x
Seeing: 6 Transparency: 6.5 Moon: 0%
A faint patch of nebula involved with several stars, about 7' across, indistinct margins, brightest at the central star (HD97950 @ mag 10.0), the cluster is not resolved around the star
Other Data Sources for NGC 3603
Nearby objects for NGC 3603
13 objects found within 60'
| Collinder 240 | Hogg11 | Hogg12 |
| Hogg13 | NGC 3576 | NGC 3579 |
| NGC 3581 | NGC 3582 | NGC 3584 |
| NGC 3586 | NGC 3590 | |
| y Carinae |
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NGC 3603