NGC3960 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC3960 is not observable because it lies so far south that it never rises above the horizon.
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Name
NGC3960
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Object type
Open cluster
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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 |
Sources