NGC2546 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 16 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC2546 is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 11° above the horizon.
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Name
NGC2546
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Object type
Open cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 08h12m [2] |
| Declination: | −37°35' [2] |
| Constellation: | Puppis |
| Magnitude: | 6.30 (V) [3] 6.46 (B) [2] |
| Distance: | 919.0 parsec 2995.9 lightyrs [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.16 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -3.52 |
Sources