NGC2257 (Globular cluster)

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

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From Fairfield , NGC2257 is not observable because it lies so far south that it never rises above the horizon.

Name NGC2257
Object type Globular cluster
Position
Right ascension:06h30m [2]
Declination:−64°19' [2]
Constellation:Dorado
Magnitude:12.62 (V) [2]
13.24 (B) [2]
Distance:49.0 kpc
159.7 klyr [1]
B-V Color (mag):0.62
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-5.83

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