NGC 2546
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Aft deck of the ship |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 08 h 12 m 15.6 s |
| declination | -37 ° 35 ′ 39 ″ |
| Appearance
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| classification | III2m |
| Brightness (visual) | 6.3 mag |
| Angular expansion | 70 |
| Physical data
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| distance | 3000 ly (919 pc ) |
| history | |
| Discovered by | Nicolas Lacaille |
| Discovery time | 1751 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 2546 • OCl 726 • Cr 178 • Dun 563 • ESO 369-007 • GC 1635 • h 3116 • | |
NGC 2546 is an open star cluster in the constellation Puppis in the southern sky . It is estimated to be 3,000 light years from the solar system and about 75 million years old. The cluster contains a striking number of double stars .
The object was discovered by Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille in South Africa in 1751 .