NGC3496 (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 , NGC3496 is not observable because it lies so far south that it never rises above the horizon.

Name NGC3496
Object type Open cluster
Other names
NGC 3496[2]
Cr 237[3]
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

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