NGC2818 (Open cluster)

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

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From Fairfield , NGC2818 is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 12° above the horizon.

Name NGC2818
Object type Open cluster
Other names
NGC 2818[2]
Cr 206[3]
Mel 96[4]
PK 261+08.1[5]
Position
Right ascension:09h16m [2]
Declination:−36°37' [2]
Constellation:Pyxis
Magnitude:999.00 (V) [4]
12.50 (B) [2]
Distance:1.9 kpc
6.0 klyr [1]
B-V Color (mag):1.40
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):987.66

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