NGC3255 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC3255 is not observable because it lies so far south that it never rises above the horizon.
Name
NGC3255
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Object type
Open cluster
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Position
Right ascension: | 10h26m [2] |
Declination: | −60°40' [2] |
Constellation: | Carina |
Magnitude: | 11.00 (V) [3] 11.54 (B) [2] |
Distance: | 1.4 kpc 4.7 klyr [1] |
B-V Color (mag): | 0.54 |
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V): | 0.20 |
Sources