NGC3960 (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 , NGC3960 is not observable because it lies so far south that it never rises above the horizon.

Name NGC3960
Object type Open cluster
Other names
NGC 3960[2]
Cr 250[3]
Mel 108[4]
Position
Right ascension:11h50m [2]
Declination:−55°40' [2]
Constellation:Centaurus
Magnitude:8.30 (V) [4]
9.07 (B) [2]
Distance:1.9 kpc
6.0 klyr [1]
B-V Color (mag):0.77
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-3.04

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