NGC2571 (Open cluster)

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

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From Cambridge , NGC2571 is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 17° above the horizon.

Name NGC2571
Object type Open cluster
Other names
NGC 2571[2]
Cr 181[3]
Position
Right ascension:08h18m [2]
Declination:−29°44' [2]
Constellation:Puppis
Magnitude:7.00 (V) [3]
7.16 (B) [2]
Distance:1.3 kpc
4.4 klyr [1]
B-V Color (mag):0.16
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-3.64

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