NGC 3324
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| Photo of the 2.2 m ESO WFI telescope | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Keel of the ship |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 10 h 37 m 16.2 s |
| declination | -58 ° 37 ′ 10 ″ |
| Appearance
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| Brightness (visual) | 6.7 likes |
| Brightness (B-band) | 6.9 likes |
| Angular expansion | 16.0 '× 14.0' |
| Redness ( excess color E (BV)) | 0.48 ± 0.03 |
| Physical data
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| Affiliation | Milky Way , Carina Complex |
| Redshift | −0.000028 |
| Radial velocity | −8.5 km / s |
| distance | 7550 ly (2317 pc ) |
| history | |
| Discovered by | James Dunlop |
| Discovery time | May 1, 1826 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 3324 • C 1035-583 • OCl 819 • Cr 225 • ESO 128-EN006 • GC 2167 • h 3286 • | |
NGC 3324 is an emission nebula with a probably very young open star cluster in the northwest of the Carina Nebula , which is closely connected to the emission nebula IC 2599 . The distance is estimated to be 7,500 light years; the angular diameter is about 15 '. It was discovered by James Dunlop on May 1, 1826 .
Detailed study of the Hubble Space Telescope
Web links
- ESO: Star formation cave with profile (+ photos, map & animation) February 1st, 2012
- astronews.com: Picture of the day October 25, 2013
- SIMBAD NGC 3324