NGC2568 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC2568 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
NGC2568
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Object type
Open cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 08h18m [2] |
| Declination: | −37°06' [2] |
| Constellation: | Puppis |
| Distance: | 5.9 kpc 19.3 klyr [1] |
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