NGC 3960
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Constellation | centaur |
Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 11 h 50 m 33 s |
declination | -55 ° 40 ′ 24 ″ |
Appearance
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classification | I2m |
Brightness (visual) | 8.3 mag |
Angular expansion | 7.0 ' |
Physical data
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distance | approx. 7400 ly (2258 pc ) |
history | |
Discovered by | James Dunlop |
Discovery time | April 30, 1826 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 3960 • Mel 108 • Cr 250 • Dun 349 • ESO 170-SC014 • GC 2614 • h 3369 • Bennett 48 |
NGC 3960 is the name for an open star cluster in the constellation Centaur . NGC 3960 has a diameter of 7 arc minutes and a magnitude of 8.3 mag. The object was discovered by James Dunlop on April 30, 1826 .