IC2488 (Open cluster)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From Fairfield , IC2488 is not observable because it lies so far south that it never rises above the horizon.

Name IC2488
Object type Open cluster
Other names
IC 2488[2]
Cr 208[3]
Mel 97[4]
Position
Right ascension:09h27m [2]
Declination:−57°00' [2]
Constellation:Vela
Magnitude:7.40 (V) [4]
Distance:1.1 kpc
3.7 klyr [1]
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-2.87

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