NGC3228 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC3228 is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 4° above the horizon.
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Name
NGC3228
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Object type
Open cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 10h21m [2] |
| Declination: | −51°43' [2] |
| Constellation: | Vela |
| Magnitude: | 6.00 (V) [3] 6.15 (B) [2] |
| Distance: | 544.0 parsec 1773.4 lightyrs [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.15 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -2.68 |
Sources