NGC5138 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC5138 is not observable because it lies so far south that it never rises above the horizon.
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Name
NGC5138
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Object type
Open cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 13h27m [2] |
| Declination: | −59°02' [2] |
| Constellation: | Centaurus |
| Magnitude: | 7.60 (V) [3] 6.12 (B) [2] |
| Distance: | 2.0 kpc 6.5 klyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.79 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -3.89 |
Sources