NGC3496 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC3496 is not observable because it lies so far south that it never rises above the horizon.
Name
NGC3496
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Object type
Open cluster
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Position
Right ascension: | 10h59m [2] |
Declination: | −60°20' [2] |
Constellation: | Carina |
Magnitude: | 8.20 (V) [3] 9.02 (B) [2] |
Distance: | 990.0 parsec 3227.4 lightyrs [1] |
B-V Color (mag): | 0.82 |
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V): | -1.78 |
Sources