NGC3201 (Globular cluster)

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

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From Fairfield , NGC3201 is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 2° above the horizon.

Name NGC3201
Object type Globular cluster
Other names
C 79[4]
NGC 3201[2]
Mel 99[3]
Position
Right ascension:10h17m [2]
Declination:−46°24' [2]
Constellation:Vela
Magnitude:6.70 (V) [4]
9.18 (B) [2]
Distance:5.0 kpc
16.3 klyr [1]
B-V Color (mag):0.94
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-6.79

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