NGC 2516
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Constellation | Keel of the ship |
Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 07 h 58 m 07.0 s |
declination | -60 ° 45 ′ 12 ″ |
Appearance
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classification | I3r |
Brightness (visual) | 3.8 likes |
Brightness (B-band) | 3.8 likes |
Angular expansion | 22nd |
Physical data
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Affiliation | Milky Way |
distance | approx. 1300 ly (409 pc ) |
diameter | 12 years |
Age | 135 million years |
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Discovered by | Nicolas Lacaille |
Discovery time | 1751 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 2516 • C 0757-607 • OCl 776 • Mel 82 • Cr 172 • ESO 124-SC006 • GC 1619 • h 3111 • |
NGC 2516 is an I3r Open Cluster in the constellation Kiel des Schiff in the southern sky . It has an apparent magnitude of 3.8 mag and a diameter of 22 arc minutes . The cluster is about 1,300 light years from the solar system and about 12 light years in diameter . Its age is estimated to be 135 million years.
The object was discovered in 1751 by the French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille .