The Pearl Cluster (NGC3766)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , the Pearl Cluster is not observable because it lies so far south that it never rises above the horizon.
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Name
The Pearl Cluster (NGC3766)
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Object type
Open cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 11h36m [2] |
| Declination: | −61°36' [2] |
| Constellation: | Centaurus |
| Magnitude: | 5.30 (V) [5] 5.66 (B) [2] |
| Distance: | 2.2 kpc 7.2 klyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.36 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -6.43 |
Sources