NGC2489 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC2489 is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 18° above the horizon.
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Name
NGC2489
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Object type
Open cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 07h56m [2] |
| Declination: | −30°03' [2] |
| Constellation: | Puppis |
| Magnitude: | 7.90 (V) [4] 8.58 (B) [2] |
| Distance: | 4.0 kpc 12.9 klyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.68 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -5.09 |
Sources