NGC 2660
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| Photo from the Hubble Space Telescope | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Sails of the ship |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 08 h 42 m 38.0 s |
| declination | -47 ° 12 ′ 02 ″ |
| Appearance
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| classification | I3m |
| Brightness (visual) | 8.8 likes |
| Angular expansion | 3 ′ |
| Physical data
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| distance | 9200 ly (2826 pc ) |
| history | |
| Discovered by | John Herschel |
| Discovery time | December 29, 1834 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 2660 • C 0840-469 • OCl 759 • Mel 92 • Cr 193 • Lund 475 • ESO 260-SC04 • GC 1695 • h 3138 • | |
NGC 2660 is a galactic open star cluster in the constellation Vela and has an angular extent of 3 ′ and an apparent magnitude of 8.8 mag. It was discovered by John Herschel on December 29, 1834 .