NGC5168 (Open cluster)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From Cambridge , NGC5168 is not observable because it lies so far south that it never rises above the horizon.

Name NGC5168
Object type Open cluster
Other names
NGC 5168[2]
Cr 273[3]
Position
Right ascension:13h31m [2]
Declination:−60°56' [2]
Constellation:Centaurus
Magnitude:9.10 (V) [3]
9.55 (B) [2]
Distance:1.8 kpc
5.8 klyr [1]
B-V Color (mag):0.45
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-2.15

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