The Gem Cluster (NGC3293)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , the Gem Cluster is not observable because it lies so far south that it never rises above the horizon.
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Name
The Gem Cluster (NGC3293)
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Object type
Open cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 10h35m [2] |
| Declination: | −58°13' [2] |
| Constellation: | Carina |
| Magnitude: | 4.70 (V) [4] 4.84 (B) [2] |
| Distance: | 2.3 kpc 7.6 klyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.14 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -7.13 |
Sources