NGC3255 (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 , NGC3255 is not observable because it lies so far south that it never rises above the horizon.

Name NGC3255
Object type Open cluster
Other names
NGC 3255[2]
Cr 221[3]
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

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