NGC2660 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC2660 is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 1° above the horizon.
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Name
NGC2660
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Object type
Open cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 08h42m [2] |
| Declination: | -47°12' [2] |
| Constellation: | Vela |
| Magnitude: | 8.80 (V) [4] 9.05 (B) [2] |
| Distance: | 2.8 kpc 9.2 klyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.25 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -3.46 |
Sources