NGC2477 (Open cluster)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 18 arcminutes across.

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From Fairfield , NGC2477 is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 10° above the horizon.

Name NGC2477
Object type Open cluster
Other names
C 71[5]
NGC 2477[2]
Cr 165[3]
Mel 78[4]
Position
Right ascension:07h52m [2]
Declination:−38°31' [2]
Constellation:Puppis
Magnitude:5.80 (V) [5]
6.64 (B) [2]
Distance:1.3 kpc
4.2 klyr [1]
B-V Color (mag):0.84
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-4.77

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