Melotte 227 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , Melotte 227 is not observable because it lies so far south that it never rises above the horizon.
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Name
Melotte 227
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Object type
Open cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 20h17m [1] |
| Declination: | −79°02' [1] |
| Constellation: | Octans |
| Magnitude: | 5.30 (V) [1] |